Marc Carnegie [#13] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marc Carnegie, 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. Carnegie currently has a record of 19-11, +888, and is ranked #6 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): Marc Surname(s): Carnegie Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 41 Occupation: Journalist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
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	no games

Rank Diagram

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See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 503 Average for: 367 Average against: 338
Round 1		Carnegie played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 328 to 320 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Carnegie played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 318 to 349 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3		Carnegie played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and lost 345 to 372 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, -50.
Round 4		Carnegie played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 317 to 464 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-3, -197.
Round 5		Carnegie played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 404 to 373 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -166.
Round 6		Carnegie played #8 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 362 to 322 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Brandt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, -126.
Round 7		Carnegie played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 239 to 427 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -314.
Round 8		Carnegie played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 369 to 305 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, -250.
Round 9		Carnegie played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and won 387 to 347 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, -210.
Round 10		Carnegie played #43 Jason Maxwell (Tallahassee, FL) and won 409 to 252 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Maxwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, -53.
Round 11		Carnegie played #14 Vera Collard (Tempe, AZ) and won 503 to 259 (a spread of 244) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Collard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +191.
Round 12		Carnegie played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 430 to 257 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +364.
Round 13		Carnegie played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 296 to 361 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +299.
Round 14		Carnegie played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and won 358 to 314 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +343.
Round 15		Carnegie played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 383 to 238 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +488.
Round 16		Carnegie played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and won 402 to 329 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +561.
Round 17		Carnegie played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and won 357 to 350 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +568.
Round 18		Carnegie played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 362 to 240 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +690.
Round 19		Carnegie played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 356 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +774.
Round 20		Carnegie played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 441 to 383 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +832.
Round 21		Carnegie played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 357 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +829.
Round 22		Carnegie played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 382 to 313 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +898. Carnegie is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Carnegie played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 354 to 477 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +775.
Round 24		Carnegie played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 348 to 353 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +770.
Round 25		Carnegie played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 315 to 359 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +726.
Round 26		Carnegie played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and won 347 to 306 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +767.
Round 27		Carnegie played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and won 404 to 312 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +859.
Round 28		Carnegie played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 362 to 383 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +838.
Round 29		Carnegie played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 296 to 383 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +751.
Round 30		Carnegie played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and won 410 to 273 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Carnegie had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +888.

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