Poppy Thompson [#72] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Poppy Thompson, 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. Thompson currently has a record of 15-15, +27, and is ranked #37 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): Poppy Surname(s): Thompson Home: Decatur, GA, United States Age: 79 Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-5 (0.615)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 443 Average for: 350 Average against: 351
Round 1		Thompson played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 370 to 301 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Thompson's record vs. Slaughter 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: #17. Current record: 1-0, +69.
Round 2		Thompson played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and won 375 to 285 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +159.
Round 3		Thompson played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 369 to 411 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +117.
Round 4		Thompson played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +171.
Round 5		Thompson played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 317 to 297 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +191.
Round 6		Thompson played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and lost 359 to 389 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +161.
Round 7		Thompson played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 401 to 340 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +222.
Round 8		Thompson played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 381 to 279 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +324.
Round 9		Thompson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +374.
Round 10		Thompson played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 324 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +350.
Round 11		Thompson played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 364 to 307 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +407.
Round 12		Thompson played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 276 to 423 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +260.
Round 13		Thompson played #60 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 338 to 332 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Shea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +266.
Round 14		Thompson played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +264.
Round 15		Thompson played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 317 to 327 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +254.
Round 16		Thompson played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 343 to 456 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +141.
Round 17		Thompson played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 294 to 373 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +62.
Round 18		Thompson played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 415 to 324 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +153.
Round 19		Thompson played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 313 to 367 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Thompson had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +99.
Round 20		Thompson played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 367 to 333 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +133.
Round 21		Thompson played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 419 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, +30.
Round 22		Thompson played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +34.
Round 23		Thompson played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and lost 384 to 387 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-11, +31.
Round 24		Thompson played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and won 400 to 321 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, +110.
Round 25		Thompson played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 344 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +87.
Round 26		Thompson played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 443 to 267 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +263.
Round 27		Thompson played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 470 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, +78.
Round 28		Thompson played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 398 to 313 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +163.
Round 29		Thompson played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 296 to 391 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +68.
Round 30		Thompson played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, +27.

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