Ellen Blottman [#5] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ellen Blottman, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Blottman currently has a record of 17-13, +592, and is ranked #15 in Division 6.

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): Ellen Surname(s): Blottman Home: Keystone Heights, FL, United States Age: 79 Hobbies: Scrabble, crosswords, reading Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	40-34 (0.541)
Past 1-12 months	4-5 (0.444)	L W L W L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	14-5 (0.737)	WWWW L W L WW LL WWWWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	9-11 (0.450)	LLLLL WW L W LLL WW L W L WWW
Past 37-48 months	9-7 (0.562)	WW L WWW LL WW L W LLL W
Past 49-60 months	4-6 (0.400)	W LLLL W LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 467 Average for: 347 Average against: 327
Round 1		Blottman played #8 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 326 to 296 (a spread of 30) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Blottman's record vs. Brandt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Blottman played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 349 to 318 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +61.
Round 3		Blottman played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 409 to 313 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +157.
Round 4		Blottman played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 374 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +177.
Round 5		Blottman played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 409 to 293 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +293.
Round 6		Blottman played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 277 to 352 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +218.
Round 7		Blottman played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 290 to 292 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Blottman had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +216.
Round 8		Blottman played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +169.
Round 9		Blottman played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and won 348 to 336 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +181.
Round 10		Blottman played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 390 to 270 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Blottman's record vs. Campbell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +301.
Round 11		Blottman played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 354 to 380 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +275.
Round 12		Blottman played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 423 to 257 (a spread of 166) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +441.
Round 13		Blottman played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 366 to 223 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +584.
Round 14		Blottman played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 326 to 315 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +595.
Round 15		Blottman played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and won 341 to 273 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +663.
Round 16		Blottman played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 402 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +590.
Round 17		Blottman played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 363 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +610.
Round 18		Blottman played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and won 467 to 386 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +691.
Round 19		Blottman played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 348 to 350 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +689.
Round 20		Blottman played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 347 to 373 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +663.
Round 21		Blottman played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 287 to 317 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +633.
Round 22		Blottman played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 296 to 400 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +529. Blottman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Blottman played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and won 366 to 258 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +637.
Round 24		Blottman played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 326 to 357 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +606.
Round 25		Blottman played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 274 to 308 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Blottman had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +572.
Round 26		Blottman played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 324 to 312 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +584.
Round 27		Blottman played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 316 to 318 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +582.
Round 28		Blottman played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 347 to 295 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +634.
Round 29		Blottman played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 270 to 358 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Blottman's record vs. Downing in the 5 years leading up to this event: 8-8 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. Past 37-48 months: WLWWLL. Past 49-60 months: WLLW. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +546.
Round 30		Blottman played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 344 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Blottman had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +592.

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