Thomas Wood [#166] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Thomas Wood, 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. Wood currently has a record of 15-15, -562, and is ranked #95 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): Thomas Surname(s): Wood Home: Valrico, FL, United States Age: 46 Hobbies: Tennis, reading Occupation: Trainer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	22-17 (0.564)
Past 1-12 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	2-5 (0.286)	L W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	W L W LL
Past 37-48 months	6-4 (0.600)	W LL WW L W L WW
Past 49-60 months	8-4 (0.667)	W LL WWWW L WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 460 Average for: 366 Average against: 385
Round 1		Wood played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 393 to 454 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Wood had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Wood played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 460 to 243 (a spread of 217) . Before this event, Wood had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +156.
Round 3		Wood played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 371 to 359 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Wood had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +168. Wood is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wood played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 291 to 431 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Wood had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Wood played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 365 to 432 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Wood had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-3, -39.
Round 6		Wood played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 335 to 490 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Wood had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 2-4, -194.
Round 7		Wood played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 402 to 310 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Wood had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-4, -102.
Round 8		Wood played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 264 to 515 (a spread of -251) . Before this event, Wood had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 3-5, -353.
Round 9		Wood played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 433 to 332 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Wood had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-5, -252.
Round 10		Wood played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Wood's record vs. Fialkow 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: #128. Current record: 4-6, -274.
Round 11		Wood played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 429 to 349 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Wood had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-6, -194.
Round 12		Wood played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 343 to 317 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Wood had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-6, -168.
Round 13		Wood played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 404 to 290 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Wood had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-6, -54.
Round 14		Wood played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 363 to 333 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Wood had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-6, -24.
Round 15		Wood played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and lost 305 to 415 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Wood had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-7, -134.
Round 16		Wood played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Wood's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-7, -88.
Round 17		Wood played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 440 to 389 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Wood had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-7, -37.
Round 18		Wood played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Wood had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-7, -27.
Round 19		Wood played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 304 to 392 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Wood's record vs. Douglas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #56. Current record: 11-8, -115.
Round 20		Wood played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and lost 266 to 414 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Wood had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-9, -263.
Round 21		Wood played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 310 to 336 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Wood had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-10, -289.
Round 22		Wood played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Wood had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-11, -304. Wood is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Wood is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Wood played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 330 to 345 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Wood had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-12, -319.
Round 24		Wood played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 308 to 372 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Wood had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-13, -383.
Round 25		Wood played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 415 to 383 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Wood had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-13, -351.
Round 26		Wood played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 351 to 524 (a spread of -173) . Before this event, Wood had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-14, -524.
Round 27		Wood played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 372 to 347 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Wood had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-14, -499.
Round 28		Wood played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 408 to 393 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Wood's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-14, -484.
Round 29		Wood played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 399 to 485 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Wood had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 14-15, -570.
Round 30		Wood played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 375 to 367 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Wood had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 15-15, -562.

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