Pamela Hunter [#34] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to the new National Champion, Trey Wright, who defeated David Gibson in three straight games, 365-328, 355-344 and 429-328. Please tune in to ESPN to watch the final games at 1 P.M. ET on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. We welcome your e-mailed corrections to our web site. ]

On this page, you will find information about Pamela Hunter, 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. Hunter currently has a record of 14-16, -426, and is ranked #62 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): Pamela Surname(s): Hunter Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Age: 40 Hobbies: Sports and Scrabble Occupation: Language Assessor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-11 (0.353)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	1-5 (0.167)	LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLL W L W L
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 355 Average against: 369
Round 1		Hunter played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 323 to 484 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -161.
Round 2		Hunter played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 384 to 348 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -125.
Round 3		Hunter played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 257 to 410 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -278.
Round 4		Hunter played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 392 to 306 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Hunter's record vs. Readle 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: #60. Current record: 2-2, -192.
Round 5		Hunter played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and lost 348 to 410 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -254.
Round 6		Hunter played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 364 to 447 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, -337.
Round 7		Hunter played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 361 to 281 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -257.
Round 8		Hunter played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 421 to 288 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, -124.
Round 9		Hunter played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 342 to 355 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, -137.
Round 10		Hunter played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 366 to 393 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -164.
Round 11		Hunter played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 366 to 425 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -223.
Round 12		Hunter played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 333 to 308 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, -198.
Round 13		Hunter played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and lost 269 to 310 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-8, -239.
Round 14		Hunter played #78 Roger Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 371 to 356 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, -224.
Round 15		Hunter played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 519 to 290 (a spread of 229) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: WINNIPEG, MB, CAN Hunter's record vs. Morris in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: 7-8, +5.
Round 16		Hunter played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and lost 272 to 414 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Hunter had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-9, -137.
Round 17		Hunter played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 365 to 361 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-9, -133.
Round 18		Hunter played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 459 to 388 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, -62. Hunter is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hunter is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Hunter played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, -25.
Round 20		Hunter played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 328 to 410 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, -107.
Round 21		Hunter played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 257 to 450 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, -300.
Round 22		Hunter played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -320.
Round 23		Hunter played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 356 to 364 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Hunter's record vs. Readle 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: #68. Current record: 10-13, -328.
Round 24		Hunter played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 385 to 357 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-13, -300.
Round 25		Hunter played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 393 to 350 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-13, -257.
Round 26		Hunter played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 312 to 304 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-13, -249.
Round 27		Hunter played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 354 to 381 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-14, -276.
Round 28		Hunter played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and lost 262 to 378 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-15, -392.
Round 29		Hunter played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 321 to 372 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-16, -443.
Round 30		Hunter played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 406 to 389 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Hunter had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-16, -426.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2004 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca