Janet Buchbinder [#14] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Janet Buchbinder, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Buchbinder currently has a record of 16-14, +776, and is ranked #27 in Division 5.

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): Janet Surname(s): Buchbinder Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States Age: 51 Hobbies: Yoga, Reading, Gardening, Cooking Occupation: Technical Writer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-2 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 25-36 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 378 Average against: 352
Round 1		Buchbinder played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 412 to 342 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Buchbinder played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 466 to 347 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +189.
Round 3		Buchbinder played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 482 to 356 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Yori in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +315.
Round 4		Buchbinder played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 314 to 449 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +180.
Round 5		Buchbinder played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 333 to 364 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +149.
Round 6		Buchbinder played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 394 to 324 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +219.
Round 7		Buchbinder played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 259 to 372 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +106.
Round 8		Buchbinder played #42 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 415 to 312 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +209.
Round 9		Buchbinder played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 412 to 285 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +336.
Round 10		Buchbinder played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 258 to 438 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +156.
Round 11		Buchbinder played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 305 to 344 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +117.
Round 12		Buchbinder played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and lost 322 to 337 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, +102.
Round 13		Buchbinder played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 399 to 358 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Buchbinder's record vs. Cooper 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: #35. Current record: 7-6, +143.
Round 14		Buchbinder played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 451 to 268 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +326.
Round 15		Buchbinder played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 309 to 332 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +303.
Round 16		Buchbinder played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 395 to 418 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +280.
Round 17		Buchbinder played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 462 to 286 (a spread of 176) . The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Buchbinder's record vs. Readle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-8, +456.
Round 18		Buchbinder played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 309 to 410 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, +355.
Round 19		Buchbinder played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-10, +167.
Round 20		Buchbinder played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 428 to 277 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, +318.
Round 21		Buchbinder played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-11, +301.
Round 22		Buchbinder played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 456 to 273 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +484.
Round 23		Buchbinder played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 420 to 337 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +567.
Round 24		Buchbinder played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 419 to 333 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +653.
Round 25		Buchbinder played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, +586.
Round 26		Buchbinder played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 328 to 381 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-13, +533.
Round 27		Buchbinder played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 400 to 311 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, +622.
Round 28		Buchbinder played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and lost 333 to 424 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +531.
Round 29		Buchbinder played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 436 to 336 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-14, +631.
Round 30		Buchbinder played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 434 to 289 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Buchbinder had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, +776.

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