Toni Douglas [#36] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Toni Douglas, 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. Douglas currently has a record of 14-16, -694, and is ranked #114 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): Toni Surname(s): Douglas Home: Atlanta, GA, United States Age: 76 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	95-100 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	28-25 (0.528)	L WW L WWWW L W L W LLL W L WWWW LL WWW LL W L W L W L W L W LLLLL W LL WW L W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	18-26 (0.409)	LL WW L W L W L W LL W L W LLLL WW LL W L W LLLLL W L WWW LLL W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	14-23 (0.378)	LLLL W LLLL W L W LL WWW L W LLLLLL WWWW L WW LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	12-9 (0.571)	WWWW LLLLL W L WWW LL WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	23-17 (0.575)	L W L WW L W L W LL WW L W L W L W LLL W L WWW LL W L WWWWW L WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 474 Average for: 364 Average against: 387
Round 1		Douglas played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +58.
Round 2		Douglas played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 405 to 463 (a spread of -58) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Douglas's record vs. McKeown 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: #92. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3		Douglas played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-1, +31.
Round 4		Douglas played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 360 to 333 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Douglas's record vs. Denton 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: #48. Current record: 3-1, +58.
Round 5		Douglas played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 324 to 465 (a spread of -141) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Douglas's record vs. Scheiten 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-2, -83.
Round 6		Douglas played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 406 to 387 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-2, -64.
Round 7		Douglas played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 410 to 369 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Douglas's record vs. Mair in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-10 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLLL. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-2, -23.
Round 8		Douglas played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 305 to 344 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Douglas's record vs. Davis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-3, -62. Douglas is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Douglas is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Douglas played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 376 to 526 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-4, -212.
Round 10		Douglas played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 346 to 353 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Douglas's record vs. Goodman 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: #96. Current record: 5-5, -219.
Round 11		Douglas played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 298 to 339 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-6, -260.
Round 12		Douglas played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 374 to 494 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 5-7, -380.
Round 13		Douglas played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 375 to 311 (a spread of 64) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Douglas's record vs. Green 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: #115. Current record: 6-7, -316.
Round 14		Douglas played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 351 to 322 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Douglas's record vs. Stulman 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-7, -287.
Round 15		Douglas played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 474 to 338 (a spread of 136) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Douglas's record vs. Fialkow 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: #78. Current record: 8-7, -151.
Round 16		Douglas played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 337 to 410 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-8, -224.
Round 17		Douglas played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 447 to 363 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-8, -140.
Round 18		Douglas played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 376 to 312 (a spread of 64) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Douglas's record vs. Davis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-8, -76.
Round 19		Douglas played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 392 to 304 (a spread of 88) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Douglas's record vs. Wood in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-8, +12.
Round 20		Douglas played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 319 to 392 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-9, -61.
Round 21		Douglas played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 329 to 389 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-10, -121.
Round 22		Douglas played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 426 to 295 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-10, +10.
Round 23		Douglas played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 364 to 309 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-10, +65.
Round 24		Douglas played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 458 to 348 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-10, +175.
Round 25		Douglas played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 242 to 386 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-11, +31.
Round 26		Douglas played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 339 to 491 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-12, -121.
Round 27		Douglas played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 327 to 498 (a spread of -171) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Douglas's record vs. Morehead 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: #87. Current record: 14-13, -292.
Round 28		Douglas played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 348 to 422 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Douglas's record vs. Catanese 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: #95. Current record: 14-14, -366.
Round 29		Douglas played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 321 to 460 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 14-15, -505.
Round 30		Douglas played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 284 to 473 (a spread of -189) . Before this event, Douglas had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 14-16, -694.

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