Bill Hunter [#57] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Hunter, 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. Hunter currently has a record of 17-13, +471, and is ranked #34 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): Bill Surname(s): Hunter Home: Houston, TX, United States Age: 37 Hobbies: Cycling, Reading Occupation: Technical Writer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-8 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	4-5 (0.444)	W LL W L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 540 Average for: 397 Average against: 381
Round 1		Hunter played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 377 to 378 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		Hunter played #99 Sheila O'Flaherty (Jackson, MS) and won 424 to 400 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Hunter had not played O'Flaherty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, +23.
Round 3		Hunter played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 371 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, +20.
Round 4		Hunter played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 315 to 448 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-3, -113.
Round 5		Hunter played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 452 to 390 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Parrish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-3, -51.
Round 6		Hunter played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 391 to 320 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-3, +20.
Round 7		Hunter played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 397 to 437 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-4, -20.
Round 8		Hunter played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 431 to 373 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-4, +38.
Round 9		Hunter played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and won 400 to 382 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-4, +56.
Round 10		Hunter played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 405 to 365 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: SALADO, TX Hunter's record vs. Shuman 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: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-4, +96.
Round 11		Hunter played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 357 to 427 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-5, +26.
Round 12		Hunter played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 440 to 386 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-5, +80.
Round 13		Hunter played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 347 to 394 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-6, +33.
Round 14		Hunter played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 369 to 304 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-6, +98. Hunter is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hunter is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Hunter played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 408 to 296 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-6, +210. Hunter is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hunter is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Hunter played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 410 to 392 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-6, +228.
Round 17		Hunter played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 403 to 420 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-7, +211.
Round 18		Hunter played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, +142.
Round 19		Hunter played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 425 to 310 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, +257.
Round 20		Hunter played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 451 to 340 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, +368.
Round 21		Hunter played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 358 to 444 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-9, +282.
Round 22		Hunter played #4 Cindy Bailey (Madison, CT) and won 442 to 350 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +374.
Round 23		Hunter played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 270 to 389 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +255.
Round 24		Hunter played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 456 to 382 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +329.
Round 25		Hunter played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 277 to 479 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-11, +127.
Round 26		Hunter played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 256 to 432 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-12, -49.
Round 27		Hunter played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 523 to 271 (a spread of 252) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-12, +203.
Round 28		Hunter played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 449 to 487 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-13, +165.
Round 29		Hunter played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 540 to 270 (a spread of 270) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-13, +435.
Round 30		Hunter played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and won 415 to 379 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-13, +471.

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