Chris Ofstad [#108] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Ofstad, 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. Ofstad currently has a record of 13-17, -92, and is ranked #121 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): Chris Surname(s): Ofstad Home: Antioch, CA, United States Age: 15 Awards: 2-Time Bay Area School Scrabble Champion, Honor Roll, and Many More Hobbies: Scrabble, Baseball, Track, Marching Band and More Scrabble Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-18 (0.182)
Past 1-12 months	4-12 (0.250)	L W L W LLLLL WW LLLLL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 49-60 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 366 Average against: 369
Before the Tournament		Ofstad is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Ofstad played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 532 to 261 (a spread of 271) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +271.
Round 2		Ofstad played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 355 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +261. Ofstad is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Ofstad played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 359 to 371 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, +249. Ofstad is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Ofstad played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, +252.
Round 5		Ofstad played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 395 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, +177.
Round 6		Ofstad played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 459 to 267 (a spread of 192) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, +369.
Round 7		Ofstad played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 374 to 299 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +444.
Round 8		Ofstad played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 302 to 389 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, +357.
Round 9		Ofstad played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 331 to 412 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-5, +276.
Round 10		Ofstad played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 392 to 339 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, +329.
Round 11		Ofstad played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 359 to 344 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, +344.
Round 12		Ofstad played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 356 to 434 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, +266.
Round 13		Ofstad played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 268 to 371 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-7, +163.
Round 14		Ofstad played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-7, +203.
Round 15		Ofstad played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 354 to 446 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-8, +111. Ofstad is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Ofstad played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 400 to 397 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-8, +114.
Round 17		Ofstad played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 386 to 388 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-9, +112.
Round 18		Ofstad played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 370 to 308 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-9, +174.
Round 19		Ofstad played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 424 to 278 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-9, +320.
Round 20		Ofstad played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 336 to 369 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-10, +287.
Round 21		Ofstad played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 377 to 402 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-11, +262. Ofstad is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Ofstad is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Ofstad played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 306 to 417 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-12, +151.
Round 23		Ofstad played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 460 to 406 (a spread of 54) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: OAKLAND, CA Ofstad's record vs. Uwan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. 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: #89. Current record: 11-12, +205.
Round 24		Ofstad played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 295 to 477 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-13, +23.
Round 25		Ofstad played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 321 to 356 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-14, -12.
Round 26		Ofstad played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 345 to 281 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-14, +52.
Round 27		Ofstad played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 419 to 407 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-14, +64.
Round 28		Ofstad played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 347 to 361 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-15, +50.
Round 29		Ofstad played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 319 to 364 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 13-16, +5.
Round 30		Ofstad played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 327 to 424 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Ofstad had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 13-17, -92.
Final Round 3		Ofstad is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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