Peter Manzolillo [#87] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Manzolillo, 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. Manzolillo currently has a record of 18-12, +748, and is ranked #20 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): Peter Surname(s): Manzolillo Home: Bellmore, NY, United States Age: 46 Hobbies: gardening, herbs, natural healing Occupation: own a sign business and also make custom scrabble boards

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13-19 (0.406)
Past 1-12 months	1-5 (0.167)	LLL W LL
Past 13-24 months	7-10 (0.412)	LL W L W L W LLL W L W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 391 Average against: 366
Round 1		Manzolillo played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and lost 374 to 407 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Kribs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-1, -33.
Round 2		Manzolillo played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 411 to 424 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-2, -46.
Round 3		Manzolillo played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 360 to 296 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, +18. Manzolillo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Manzolillo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Manzolillo played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 378 to 406 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-3, -10.
Round 5		Manzolillo played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 434 to 477 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: BAYSIDE, NY Manzolillo's record vs. Senii in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #122. Current record: 1-4, -53.
Round 6		Manzolillo played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 491 to 354 (a spread of 137) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Manzolillo's record vs. Muhich in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-4, +84.
Round 7		Manzolillo played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 448 to 379 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BAYSIDE, NY Manzolillo's record vs. Fonti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLWW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, +153.
Round 8		Manzolillo played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 359 to 488 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-5, +24.
Round 9		Manzolillo played #6 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 371 to 372 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-6, +23.
Round 10		Manzolillo played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and won 430 to 337 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-6, +116.
Round 11		Manzolillo played #67 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 322 to 455 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Kidd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-7, -17.
Round 12		Manzolillo played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 481 to 419 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Manzolillo's record vs. Cohen 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: #100. Current record: 5-7, +45.
Round 13		Manzolillo played #20 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 395 to 356 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Burns in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-7, +84.
Round 14		Manzolillo played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and lost 360 to 410 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-8, +34.
Round 15		Manzolillo played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 386 to 310 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, +110.
Round 16		Manzolillo played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 486 to 304 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, +292.
Round 17		Manzolillo played #74 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 308 to 393 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Landsbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-9, +207.
Round 18		Manzolillo played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 307 to 275 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-9, +239.
Round 19		Manzolillo played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 404 to 317 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, +326. Manzolillo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Manzolillo played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 427 to 285 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, +468.
Round 21		Manzolillo played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 292 to 407 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-10, +353.
Round 22		Manzolillo played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 426 to 339 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +440.
Round 23		Manzolillo played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 345 to 337 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +448.
Round 24		Manzolillo played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 344 to 325 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, +467.
Round 25		Manzolillo played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 435 to 305 (a spread of 130) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: BAYSIDE, NY Manzolillo's record vs. Borenstein 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: #23. Current record: 15-10, +597.
Round 26		Manzolillo played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 371 to 441 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-11, +527.
Round 27		Manzolillo played #4 Cindy Bailey (Madison, CT) and won 521 to 235 (a spread of 286) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +813.
Round 28		Manzolillo played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 269 to 393 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, +689.
Round 29		Manzolillo played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 410 to 389 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, +710.
Round 30		Manzolillo played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and won 385 to 347 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Manzolillo had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +748.

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