Mark Gooley [#46] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Gooley, 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. Gooley currently has a record of 20-10, +605, and is ranked #8 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): Mark Surname(s): Gooley Home: Hawthorne, FL, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: gardening, reading, writing Occupation: none

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	69-82 (0.457)
Past 1-12 months	43-43 (0.500)	W LL WW L W LL W L WW LL W L WWWW L W L W LL W L W L WW L W L W LL W L WW L W L WW LLLL W LL W LL W LL WWWW L WW L WWWW L WW LLLLLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	24-33 (0.421)	W L W LLLLL WWWWW L WW LLL W L WWW LLLL W L W LLL WW LL W LLL W LLLL W LL W LL WWW L
Past 25-36 months	2-6 (0.250)	LLL W L W LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 541 Average for: 386 Average against: 366
Round 1		Gooley played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 323 to 393 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Gooley played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 331 to 377 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-2, -116.
Round 3		Gooley played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 456 to 363 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Gooley had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-2, -23.
Round 4		Gooley played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 454 to 369 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, +62.
Round 5		Gooley played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 397 to 372 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gooley's record vs. Hoggatt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #52. Current record: 3-2, +87.
Round 6		Gooley played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +105.
Round 7		Gooley played #154 James Yee (Patchogue, NY) and won 354 to 323 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Yee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-2, +136.
Round 8		Gooley played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 495 to 394 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: ROME, GA Gooley's record vs. Poole 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: #18. Current record: 6-2, +237.
Round 9		Gooley played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 295 to 349 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: FLORIDA COAST Gooley's record vs. Wood in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, +183.
Round 10		Gooley played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gooley's record vs. Blizzard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #20. Current record: 7-3, +239.
Round 11		Gooley played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 431 to 353 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +317.
Round 12		Gooley played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 430 to 365 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +382.
Round 13		Gooley played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 377 to 409 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +350.
Round 14		Gooley played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 273 to 454 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-5, +169.
Round 15		Gooley played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 382 to 432 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-6, +119. Gooley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Gooley played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 343 to 339 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-6, +123.
Round 17		Gooley played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 404 to 360 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-6, +167.
Round 18		Gooley played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 371 to 361 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-6, +177.
Round 19		Gooley played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 291 to 472 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-7, -4.
Round 20		Gooley played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 360 to 200 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-7, +156.
Round 21		Gooley played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 399 to 423 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Gooley's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: WLLL. 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: #29. Current record: 13-8, +132.
Round 22		Gooley played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 407 to 323 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-8, +216.
Round 23		Gooley played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 380 to 352 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Gooley's record vs. Thompson 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: #18. Current record: 15-8, +244.
Round 24		Gooley played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 541 to 303 (a spread of 238) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Gooley's record vs. Brown 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: #12. Current record: 16-8, +482.
Round 25		Gooley played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 329 to 326 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-8, +485.
Round 26		Gooley played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 440 to 331 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-8, +594.
Round 27		Gooley played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 448 to 345 (a spread of 103) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Gooley's record vs. Thompson 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: #5. Current record: 19-8, +697.
Round 28		Gooley played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 352 to 370 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-9, +679.
Round 29		Gooley played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 360 to 353 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-9, +686.
Round 30		Gooley played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 364 to 445 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-10, +605.

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