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Polly Dubois [#37] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Polly Dubois, 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. Dubois currently has a record of 15-15, +589, and is ranked #75 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

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Given name(s): Polly
Surname(s): Dubois
Home: Dayton, OR, United States
Age: 58
Awards: too numerous to mention
Hobbies: raising chickens
Occupation: RN

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event47.5-48.5 (0.495) 
Past 1-12 months6-5 (0.545)L W LL W L W L WWW
Past 13-24 months19-15 (0.559)W LL WW LL WW L WWWW L W LL WWW L WWW L W L W LL W LL
Past 25-36 months13-11 (0.542)WWWW LL W LLLL WWWW L WW L W LL W L
Past 37-48 months4-10 (0.286)LLL WWW LLLLLL W L
Past 49-60 months5.5-7.5 (0.423)LLL WW LLTW L W L W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 496
Average for: 380
Average against: 361

Round 1

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Dubois played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 346 to 390 (a spread of -44) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Tang in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 0-1, -44.

Round 2

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Dubois played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 496 to 346 (a spread of 150) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Steele in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-1, +106.

Round 3

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Dubois played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Alexander in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 1-2, +35.

Round 4

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Dubois played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 384 to 336 (a spread of 48) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV

Dubois's record vs. Wilson 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: #66.

Current record: 2-2, +83.

Round 5

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Dubois played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 450 to 357 (a spread of 93) .

The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR

Dubois's record vs. McDonough in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: WL.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 3-2, +176.

Round 6

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Dubois played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 372 to 437 (a spread of -65) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Goodman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 3-3, +111.

Round 7

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Dubois played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 357 to 414 (a spread of -57) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Fishman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 3-4, +54.

Round 8

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Dubois played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 365 to 468 (a spread of -103) .

The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: VANCOUVER, BC CANADA

Dubois's record vs. Panitch 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: #117.

Current record: 3-5, -49.

Round 9

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Dubois played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 339 to 400 (a spread of -61) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 3-6, -110.

Round 10

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Dubois played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 293 to 384 (a spread of -91) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Wyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #146.

Current record: 3-7, -201.

Round 11

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Dubois played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 454 to 279 (a spread of 175) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played McCollum in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 4-7, -26.

Round 12

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Dubois played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 374 (a spread of -26) .

The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR

Dubois's record vs. Abbott in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1.5-2.5 (0.375).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: LL.
Past 49-60 months: T.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 4-8, -52.

Round 13

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Dubois played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 309 to 411 (a spread of -102) .

The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR

Dubois's record vs. Davis 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: #150.

Current record: 4-9, -154.

Round 14

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Dubois played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 469 to 388 (a spread of 81) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Davis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #139.

Current record: 5-9, -73.

Round 15

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Dubois played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 346 to 419 (a spread of -73) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #150.

Current record: 5-10, -146.

Round 16

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Dubois played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 395 to 285 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Koczka in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #137.

Current record: 6-10, -36.

Round 17

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Dubois played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 404 to 333 (a spread of 71) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Lashley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 7-10, +35.

Round 18

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Dubois played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 326 to 348 (a spread of -22) .

The last time these two played was 2000-03 at: SEASIDE, OR

Dubois's record vs. Lopez 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: WW.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 7-11, +13.

Round 19

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Dubois played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 330 to 349 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #143.

Current record: 7-12, -6.

Round 20

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Dubois played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 394 to 272 (a spread of 122) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 8-12, +116.

Round 21

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Dubois played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 372 to 369 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Chase in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 9-12, +119.

Round 22

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Dubois played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 441 to 348 (a spread of 93) .

The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PORTLAND, OR

Dubois's record vs. Cornelison in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: WL.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 10-12, +212.

Round 23

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Dubois played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 357 to 387 (a spread of -30) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Myers in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 10-13, +182.

Round 24

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Dubois played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 387 to 292 (a spread of 95) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV

Dubois's record vs. Wayne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LW.
Past 25-36 months: LL.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: L.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 11-13, +277.

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

Round 25

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Dubois played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 447 to 352 (a spread of 95) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 12-13, +372.

Round 26

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Dubois played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 436 to 363 (a spread of 73) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Myers in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 13-13, +445.

Round 27

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Dubois played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 369 to 309 (a spread of 60) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Ross in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 14-13, +505.

Round 28

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Dubois played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 366 to 408 (a spread of -42) .

The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ

Dubois's record vs. Redland 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: #77.

Current record: 14-14, +463.

Round 29

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Dubois played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and won 372 to 226 (a spread of 146) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Starr in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 15-14, +609.

Round 30

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Dubois played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 354 to 374 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Dubois had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 15-15, +589.


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