Betty Cornelison [#25] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Betty Cornelison, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Cornelison currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -439, and is ranked #98 in Division 3.

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
	Given name(s): Betty Surname(s): Cornelison Home: Portland, OR, United States Age: 70 Awards: Several Recipe wins-Largest $1700.00/Past President local league of women veters Hobbies: Cooking, Entering recipe contests-volunteering Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	43.5-51.5 (0.458)
Past 1-12 months	11-12 (0.478)	WW LLL W L W L WWW L WWW LLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	17-14 (0.548)	LL W LLL W L W L W L W LLL WW L WW L WWWWWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	9-12 (0.429)	LLL WWW L WW LLL WW LL W L W LL
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	5.5-13.5 (0.289)	LLTLL WW LLLL WW L W LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 431 Average for: 365 Average against: 380
Round 1		Cornelison played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 253 to 415 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 0-1, -162.
Round 2		Cornelison played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 275 to 413 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 0-2, -300.
Round 3		Cornelison played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 394 to 490 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cornelison's record vs. Wyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 0-3, -396.
Round 4		Cornelison played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 323 to 384 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 0-4, -457.
Round 5		Cornelison played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 357 to 433 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-5, -533.
Round 6		Cornelison played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 1-5, -519.
Round 7		Cornelison played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 398 to 446 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Cornelison's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #165. Current record: 1-6, -567.
Round 8		Cornelison played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 370 to 353 (a spread of 17) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Cornelison's record vs. Tang 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: #159. Current record: 2-6, -550.
Round 9		Cornelison played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 413 to 400 (a spread of 13) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Cornelison's record vs. Lopez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 3-6, -537.
Round 10		Cornelison played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 350 to 381 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 3-7, -568.
Round 11		Cornelison played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 421 to 425 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Cornelison's record vs. Davis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 3-8, -572.
Round 12		Cornelison played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 362 to 346 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 4-8, -556.
Round 13		Cornelison played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 421 to 404 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 5-8, -539.
Round 14		Cornelison played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 343 to 428 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cornelison's record vs. Slaughter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 5-9, -624.
Round 15		Cornelison played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 427 to 278 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 6-9, -475.
Round 16		Cornelison played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 357 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 6-10, -478.
Round 17		Cornelison played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and tied at 379 . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cornelison's record vs. Slaughter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -478.
Round 18		Cornelison played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 340 to 392 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -530.
Round 19		Cornelison played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -518.
Round 20		Cornelison played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 367 to 335 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -486.
Round 21		Cornelison played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 336 to 321 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -471.
Round 22		Cornelison played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 348 to 441 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Cornelison's record vs. Dubois in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -564.
Round 23		Cornelison played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 330 to 293 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -527. Cornelison is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Cornelison played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 406 to 375 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -496.
Round 25		Cornelison played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 293 to 392 (a spread of -99) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cornelison's record vs. Wyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -595.
Round 26		Cornelison played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 331 to 302 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -566.
Round 27		Cornelison played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 405 to 397 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -558.
Round 28		Cornelison played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -567.
Round 29		Cornelison played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 392 to 399 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Cornelison's record vs. Green in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #108. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -574.
Round 30		Cornelison played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 431 to 296 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Cornelison had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -439.

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