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Patricia Tolhurst [#83] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Patricia Tolhurst, 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. Tolhurst currently has a record of 19-11, +732, and is ranked #8 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

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Given name(s): Patricia
Surname(s): Tolhurst
Home: Brantford, ON, Canada
Age: 61
Awards: won Division #3 in Albany in 2002
Hobbies: Knitting & Scrabble (of course)
Occupation: retired

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event6-2 (0.750) 
Past 1-12 months1-1 (0.500)W L
Past 13-24 months2-0 (1.000)WW
Past 25-36 months2-0 (1.000)WW
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 months1-1 (0.500)W L

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 463
Average for: 368
Average against: 344

Round 1

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Tolhurst played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 358 to 265 (a spread of 93) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Pywar in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-0, +93.

Round 2

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Tolhurst played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 359 to 330 (a spread of 29) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Riley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-0, +122.

Round 3

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Tolhurst played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 387 to 329 (a spread of 58) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Callies in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-0, +180.

Round 4

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Tolhurst played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 415 to 425 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Bee in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-1, +170.

Round 5

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Tolhurst played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 304 to 432 (a spread of -128) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 3-2, +42.

Round 6

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Tolhurst played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 463 to 305 (a spread of 158) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Vargas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-2, +200.

Round 7

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Tolhurst played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 343 to 345 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Strong in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 4-3, +198.

Round 8

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Tolhurst played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 434 to 375 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Russell in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-3, +257.

Round 9

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Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 367 to 373 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-4, +251.

Round 10

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Tolhurst played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and won 350 to 298 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-4, +303.

Round 11

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Tolhurst played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 451 to 298 (a spread of 153) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-4, +456.

Round 12

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Tolhurst played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 368 to 344 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Evans in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-4, +480.

Round 13

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Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 379 to 326 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-4, +533.

Round 14

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Tolhurst played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14) .

The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: BUFFALO, NY

Tolhurst's record vs. Kelsey in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: WL.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-4, +547.

Round 15

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Tolhurst played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 356 to 307 (a spread of 49) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Tongue in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-4, +596.

Round 16

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Tolhurst played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 444 to 288 (a spread of 156) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-4, +752.

Round 17

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Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 303 to 378 (a spread of -75) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +677.

Round 18

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Tolhurst played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 420 to 322 (a spread of 98) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Gupta in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 13-5, +775.

Round 19

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Tolhurst played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 426 to 322 (a spread of 104) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-5, +879.

Round 20

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Tolhurst played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 431 to 260 (a spread of 171) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Garner in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +1050.

Round 21

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Tolhurst played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 367 to 292 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-5, +1125.

Round 22

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Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 272 to 455 (a spread of -183) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-6, +942.

Round 23

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Tolhurst played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 324 to 341 (a spread of -17) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-7, +925.

Round 24

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Tolhurst played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 303 to 447 (a spread of -144) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Shankle in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-8, +781.

Round 25

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Tolhurst played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 299 to 452 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-9, +628.

Round 26

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Tolhurst played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 356 to 357 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Rahman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-10, +627.

Round 27

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Tolhurst played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Shankle in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 17-10, +665.

Round 28

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Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 364 to 345 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 18-10, +684.

Round 29

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Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 307 to 313 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-11, +678.

Round 30

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Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and won 361 to 307 (a spread of 54) .

Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 19-11, +732.


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