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Scott Leifer [#87] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Leifer, 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. Leifer currently has a record of 16-14, +478, and is ranked #47 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): Scott
Surname(s): Leifer
Home: Middleboro, MA, United States
Age: 32
Hobbies: Exercising, Reading, Songwriting
Occupation: Bank Examiner

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event32-19 (0.627) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months4-2 (0.667)LL WWWW
Past 25-36 months7-9 (0.438)TW L WW LLTW L WW LLLL
Past 37-48 months13-5 (0.722)L WWWWWWW L WW LLL WWWW
Past 49-60 months8-3 (0.727)LL WWWWWW L WW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 472
Average for: 376
Average against: 360

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

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Leifer played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 374 to 356 (a spread of 18) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 1-0, +18.

Round 2

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Leifer played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 403 to 266 (a spread of 137) .

The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: BALTIMORE, MD

Leifer's record vs. Grosman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WW.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-0, +155.

Round 3

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Leifer played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 431 to 351 (a spread of 80) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

Leifer's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-0, +235.

Round 4

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Leifer played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 369 to 291 (a spread of 78) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Patterson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-0, +313.

Round 5

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Leifer played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 389 to 299 (a spread of 90) .

The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: CAPE COD, MA

Leifer's record vs. Patterson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: LW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 5-0, +403.

Round 6

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Leifer played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 334 to 457 (a spread of -123) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

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

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-1, +280.

Round 7

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Leifer played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 337 to 290 (a spread of 47) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Karris in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-1, +327.

Round 8

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Leifer played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 356 to 533 (a spread of -177) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

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

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-2, +150.

Round 9

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Leifer played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 303 to 388 (a spread of -85) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

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

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 6-3, +65.

Round 10

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Leifer played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and lost 405 to 407 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Bredel in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-4, +63.

Round 11

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Leifer played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 392 to 380 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Michaels in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-4, +75.

Round 12

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Leifer played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and won 438 to 354 (a spread of 84) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Le in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-4, +159.

Round 13

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Leifer played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 319 to 381 (a spread of -62) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

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

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 8-5, +97.

Round 14

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Leifer played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 301 to 356 (a spread of -55) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Stock in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 8-6, +42.

Round 15

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Leifer played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 406 to 345 (a spread of 61) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 9-6, +103.

Round 16

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Leifer played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 336 to 356 (a spread of -20) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

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

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 9-7, +83.

Round 17

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Leifer played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 281 to 347 (a spread of -66) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 9-8, +17.

Round 18

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Leifer played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 448 to 322 (a spread of 126) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Durdan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-8, +143.

Round 19

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Leifer played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 450 to 378 (a spread of 72) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: SHELTON, CT

Leifer's record vs. Engelhardt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-8, +215.

Round 20

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Leifer played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 407 to 309 (a spread of 98) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Durdan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 12-8, +313.

Round 21

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Leifer played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-9, +303.

Round 22

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Leifer played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 472 to 217 (a spread of 255) .

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

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +558.

Round 23

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Leifer played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 417 to 303 (a spread of 114) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA

Leifer's record vs. Steward in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LL.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 14-9, +672.

Round 24

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Leifer played #62 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 389 to 399 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Izikoff in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 14-10, +662.

Round 25

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Leifer played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 371 to 289 (a spread of 82) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Hodges in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 15-10, +744.

Round 26

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Leifer played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 365 to 405 (a spread of -40) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

Leifer's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 15-11, +704.

Round 27

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Leifer played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 352 to 411 (a spread of -59) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: SHELTON, CT

Leifer's record vs. Engelhardt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 15-12, +645.

Round 28

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Leifer played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11) .

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

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 16-12, +656.

Round 29

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Leifer played #62 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 313 to 435 (a spread of -122) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played Izikoff in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 16-13, +534.

Round 30

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Leifer played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 329 to 385 (a spread of -56) .

Before this event, Leifer had not played True in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 16-14, +478.


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