Marci Mikesell [#46] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marci Mikesell, 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. Mikesell currently has a record of 18-12, +352, and is ranked #12 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): Marci Surname(s): Mikesell Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 33 Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Medical Writer

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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Round-by-Round
High score: 437 Average for: 338 Average against: 327
Round 1		Mikesell played #37 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 339 to 340 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Light in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		Mikesell played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and lost 267 to 281 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-2, -15.
Round 3		Mikesell played #61 Dorothy Siegel (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 334 to 309 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, +10.
Round 4		Mikesell played #14 Vera Collard (Tempe, AZ) and won 363 to 282 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Collard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +91.
Round 5		Mikesell played #69 Max Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 316 to 262 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +145.
Round 6		Mikesell played #33 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 315 to 300 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Klaskow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +160.
Round 7		Mikesell played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 304 to 329 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +135.
Round 8		Mikesell played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and won 378 to 326 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +187.
Round 9		Mikesell played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 389 to 229 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +347.
Round 10		Mikesell played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 324 to 300 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +371.
Round 11		Mikesell played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 398 to 364 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +405.
Round 12		Mikesell played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and lost 373 to 395 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +383.
Round 13		Mikesell played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 422 to 333 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +472.
Round 14		Mikesell played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 306 to 294 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +484.
Round 15		Mikesell played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 273 to 341 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +416.
Round 16		Mikesell played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 287 to 377 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +326.
Round 17		Mikesell played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 300 to 357 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +269.
Round 18		Mikesell played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +280.
Round 19		Mikesell played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 254 to 381 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +153.
Round 20		Mikesell played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 281 to 357 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +77.
Round 21		Mikesell played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 345 to 360 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-10, +62.
Round 22		Mikesell played #58 Sarah Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and won 437 to 300 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +199.
Round 23		Mikesell played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 302 to 327 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +174.
Round 24		Mikesell played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and lost 321 to 400 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, +95.
Round 25		Mikesell played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 334 to 326 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +103.
Round 26		Mikesell played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 327 to 325 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +105.
Round 27		Mikesell played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 407 to 327 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, +185.
Round 28		Mikesell played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 356 to 291 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +250.
Round 29		Mikesell played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 360 to 318 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-12, +292.
Round 30		Mikesell played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 358 to 298 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Mikesell had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +352.

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