Bill Kinsella [#37] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Kinsella, 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. Kinsella currently has a record of 11-19, -366, and is ranked #83 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): Bill Surname(s): Kinsella Home: Yale, BC, Canada Age: 69 Awards: Order of Canada etc, etc. Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Retired author

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	38-25 (0.603)
Past 1-12 months	9.5-4.5 (0.679)	LTWW LL WWWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-4 (0.692)	L WWWWW LL WWWW L
Past 25-36 months	12.5-8.5 (0.595)	LL W LL W LL WTWWWW L WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	4-4 (0.500)	LL WW L WW L
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL WW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 447 Average for: 334 Average against: 348
Round 1		Kinsella played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 311 to 398 (a spread of -87) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Snoddy 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: #73. Current record: 0-1, -87.
Round 2		Kinsella played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and lost 287 to 325 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-2, -125.
Round 3		Kinsella played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 321 to 392 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-3, -196.
Round 4		Kinsella played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 431 to 229 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, +6.
Round 5		Kinsella played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 403 to 346 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-3, +63.
Round 6		Kinsella played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 447 to 364 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +146.
Round 7		Kinsella played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 344 to 381 (a spread of -37) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Kinsella's record vs. Tongue in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, +109.
Round 8		Kinsella played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 276 to 380 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-5, +5.
Round 9		Kinsella played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 380 to 338 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Pariser in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1.5-0.5 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: TW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, +47.
Round 10		Kinsella played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 422 to 298 (a spread of 124) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Romanenkov in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #37. Current record: 5-5, +171.
Round 11		Kinsella played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 336 to 301 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +206.
Round 12		Kinsella played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 364 to 345 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Villena 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: #22. Current record: 7-5, +225.
Round 13		Kinsella played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 304 to 347 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +182.
Round 14		Kinsella played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 335 to 424 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +93.
Round 15		Kinsella played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 295 to 308 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, +80. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Kinsella played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 383 to 390 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-9, +73.
Round 17		Kinsella played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 335 to 268 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-9, +140.
Round 18		Kinsella played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 298 to 318 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kinsella's record vs. Francis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-10, +120.
Round 19		Kinsella played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 324 to 343 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-11, +101.
Round 20		Kinsella played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 372 to 382 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Kinsella's record vs. Wilson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-12, +91.
Round 21		Kinsella played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and lost 277 to 419 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-13, -51.
Round 22		Kinsella played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 279 to 307 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Cooper 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: #79. Current record: 8-14, -79.
Round 23		Kinsella played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 224 to 383 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Gannon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-15, -238.
Round 24		Kinsella played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and lost 266 to 345 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Kinsella's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-7 (0.417). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LLWL. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-16, -317.
Round 25		Kinsella recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-16, -267.
Round 26		Kinsella played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 360 to 299 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-16, -206.
Round 27		Kinsella played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and lost 306 to 428 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-17, -328.
Round 28		Kinsella played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 341 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-17, -289.
Round 29		Kinsella played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and lost 291 to 339 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Kinsella's record vs. Yori 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: #82. Current record: 11-18, -337. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Kinsella played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 327 to 356 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Kinsella's record vs. Baker 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: #83. Current record: 11-19, -366.

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