Scott Davies [#29] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Davies, 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. Davies currently has a record of 18-12, +1525, and is ranked #20 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): Scott Surname(s): Davies Home: Pearland, TX, United States Age: 35 Awards: Won 3 of first 7 tourneys in my division Hobbies: Scrabble, football Occupation: Tax Lawyer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-10 (0.545)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-9 (0.500)	WW LLLL WW LLL WW L WW L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 531 Average for: 407 Average against: 356
Round 1		Davies played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 522 to 360 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Davies had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +162.
Round 2		Davies played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 385 to 348 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Davies had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +199. Davies is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Davies played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 438 to 390 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Davies had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +247. Davies is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Davies played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 416 to 277 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Davies had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +386.
Round 5		Davies played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 370 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: SALADO, TX Davies's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +463.
Round 6		Davies played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 394 to 447 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Davies had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +410.
Round 7		Davies played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 312 to 364 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Davies had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, +358.
Round 8		Davies played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 323 to 426 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Davies had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, +255. Davies is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Davies played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 371 to 377 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Davies had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, +249.
Round 10		Davies played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 492 to 309 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Davies had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +432.
Round 11		Davies played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 332 to 399 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Davies had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +365.
Round 12		Davies played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 392 to 403 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Davies had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, +354.
Round 13		Davies played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 498 to 323 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Davies had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +529.
Round 14		Davies played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 363 to 377 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Davies had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-7, +515.
Round 15		Davies played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 367 to 348 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Davies had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, +534.
Round 16		Davies played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 390 to 401 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Davies had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-8, +523.
Round 17		Davies played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 469 to 331 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Davies had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, +661.
Round 18		Davies played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 384 to 305 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Davies had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +740.
Round 19		Davies played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 458 to 357 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Davies had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +841.
Round 20		Davies played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 320 to 388 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Davies had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-9, +773.
Round 21		Davies played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 531 to 278 (a spread of 253) . Before this event, Davies had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-9, +1026.
Round 22		Davies played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Davies had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-9, +1067.
Round 23		Davies played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 339 to 348 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Davies had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, +1058.
Round 24		Davies played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 480 to 266 (a spread of 214) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: DALLAS, TX Davies's record vs. Moss 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: #30. Current record: 14-10, +1272.
Round 25		Davies played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 346 to 319 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Davies had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +1299.
Round 26		Davies played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 377 to 428 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Davies had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-11, +1248.
Round 27		Davies played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 362 to 347 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Davies had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +1263.
Round 28		Davies played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 355 to 402 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Davies had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-12, +1216.
Round 29		Davies played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 491 to 254 (a spread of 237) . Before this event, Davies had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, +1453.
Round 30		Davies played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 443 to 371 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Davies had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +1525.

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