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Joseph Galloway [#43] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joseph Galloway, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Galloway currently has a record of 15-15, -591, and is ranked #78 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Joseph
Surname(s): Galloway
Home: Elizabethtown, KY, United States
Awards:
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Career History

5-year record against other players at this event18.5-12.5 (0.597) 
Past 1-12 months6-7 (0.462)W L W LLLL W LL WWW
Past 13-24 months3-1 (0.750)WW L W
Past 25-36 months4-3 (0.571)L W L WW L W
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months5.5-1.5 (0.786)WWWWWTL

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 455
Average for: 369
Average against: 389

Round 1

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Galloway played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 453 to 310 (a spread of 143) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 1-0, +143.

Round 2

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Galloway played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and lost 362 to 413 (a spread of -51) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 1-1, +92.

Round 3

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Galloway played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 406 to 369 (a spread of 37) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Clark in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-1, +129.

Round 4

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Galloway played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 427 to 375 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-1, +181.

Round 5

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Galloway played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 295 to 492 (a spread of -197) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Lindzon in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 3-2, -16.

Round 6

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Galloway played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 4-2, +24.

Round 7

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Galloway played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 390 to 478 (a spread of -88) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 4-3, -64.

Round 8

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Galloway played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and won 371 to 309 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Reckford in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 5-3, -2.

Round 9

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Galloway played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 345 to 417 (a spread of -72) .

The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: COLUMBUS, OH

Galloway's record vs. Hall in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 5-4, -74.

Galloway is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 10

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Galloway played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 455 to 387 (a spread of 68) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Polsky in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 6-4, -6.

Round 11

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Galloway played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 339 to 370 (a spread of -31) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Abordo in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-5, -37.

Round 12

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Galloway played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 215 to 459 (a spread of -244) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 6-6, -281.

Round 13

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Galloway played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 333 to 376 (a spread of -43) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Wornum in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 6-7, -324.

Round 14

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Galloway played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 422 to 372 (a spread of 50) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 7-7, -274.

Round 15

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Galloway played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 424 to 380 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Abbate in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 8-7, -230.

Round 16

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Galloway played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 436 to 276 (a spread of 160) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Druskin in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 9-7, -70.

Round 17

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Galloway played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 360 to 349 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10-7, -59.

Round 18

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Galloway played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 355 to 493 (a spread of -138) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 10-8, -197.

Round 19

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Galloway played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 352 to 417 (a spread of -65) .

The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: COLUMBUS, OH

Galloway's record vs. Glowniak in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 10-9, -262.

Round 20

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Galloway played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Glass in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 10-10, -360.

Round 21

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Galloway played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Carlson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 11-10, -291.

Round 22

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Galloway played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and lost 336 to 464 (a spread of -128) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Reiben in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 11-11, -419.

Round 23

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Galloway played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 412 to 391 (a spread of 21) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Miranda in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 12-11, -398.

Round 24

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Galloway played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and lost 330 to 336 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Reckford in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 12-12, -404.

Round 25

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Galloway played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 267 to 483 (a spread of -216) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 12-13, -620.

Round 26

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Galloway played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 421 to 305 (a spread of 116) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Miranda in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 13-13, -504.

Round 27

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Galloway played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 397 (a spread of -77) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Kessler in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 13-14, -581.

Round 28

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Galloway played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 398 to 314 (a spread of 84) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Puma in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 14-14, -497.

Round 29

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Galloway played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 355 to 461 (a spread of -106) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Kelly in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 14-15, -603.

Round 30

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Galloway played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 365 to 353 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Galloway had not played Wise in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 15-15, -591.


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