Elyse Fox [#40] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Elyse Fox, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Fox currently has a record of 15-15, -582, and is ranked #86 in Division 4.

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): Elyse Surname(s): Fox Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States Age: 54 Hobbies: Scrabble, exercise Occupation: Publisher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	18-20 (0.474)
Past 1-12 months	7-6 (0.538)	W L WWWW L W LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	9-11 (0.450)	W LL W LLL W L WWWW LLLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 354 Average against: 373
Round 1		Fox played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 360 to 377 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Fox had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Fox played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 348 to 330 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Fox had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Fox played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 321 to 432 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-2, -110.
Round 4		Fox played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 427 to 399 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: ROME, GA Fox's record vs. Bowen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-2, -82.
Round 5		Fox played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 263 to 531 (a spread of -268) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: FARMINGTON, MI Fox's record vs. Melvin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-3, -350.
Round 6		Fox played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 483 to 400 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fox had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-3, -267.
Round 7		Fox played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and lost 354 to 395 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Fox's record vs. Schlesinger 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: #107. Current record: 3-4, -308.
Round 8		Fox played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and lost 282 to 290 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Fox had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-5, -316.
Round 9		Fox played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 359 to 334 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-5, -291.
Round 10		Fox played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 380 to 297 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fox had not played Gier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-5, -208.
Round 11		Fox played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 264 to 404 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Fox had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-6, -348. Fox is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fox is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Fox played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 333 to 417 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-7, -432.
Round 13		Fox played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 305 to 436 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Fox had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 5-8, -563.
Round 14		Fox played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 339 to 299 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: ROME, GA Fox's record vs. King 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: #112. Current record: 6-8, -523.
Round 15		Fox played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 420 to 336 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Fox had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-8, -439.
Round 16		Fox played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 339 to 412 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Fox had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-9, -512.
Round 17		Fox played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 294 to 350 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fox's record vs. Bergeron in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #123. Current record: 7-10, -568.
Round 18		Fox played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 410 to 346 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Fox had not played Parrish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-10, -504.
Round 19		Fox played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 407 to 250 (a spread of 157) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: ORLANDO, FL Fox's record vs. Perr 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: #101. Current record: 9-10, -347.
Round 20		Fox played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and lost 302 to 443 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Fox had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-11, -488.
Round 21		Fox played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 433 to 350 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fox had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-11, -405.
Round 22		Fox played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 424 to 318 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Fox had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-11, -299.
Round 23		Fox played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 404 to 321 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fox had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-11, -216.
Round 24		Fox played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 392 to 337 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-11, -161.
Round 25		Fox played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 301 to 415 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-12, -275.
Round 26		Fox played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 284 to 422 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Fox had not played Sawyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-13, -413.
Round 27		Fox played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 362 to 320 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Fox had not played Kribs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-13, -371.
Round 28		Fox played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 385 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Fox had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 14-14, -408.
Round 29		Fox played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 373 to 328 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Fox had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 15-14, -363.
Round 30		Fox played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 301 to 520 (a spread of -219) . Before this event, Fox had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 15-15, -582.

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