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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Melody Ness [#27] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about
Melody Ness, who is a contestant in
Division 7 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.
Ness currently has a record of 17-13, -99, and is ranked
#14 in Division 7.
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 | ![[player photo]](/players/n/ness_melody.jpg)
| Given name(s): Melody Surname(s): Ness Home: Baton Rouge, LA, United States Age: 52 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Speech/Language Pathologist |
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 |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 400 Average for: 325 Average against: 329 | Before the Tournament | | Ness is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits). | Round 1 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/paul_donna.jpg)
| Ness played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 343 to 299 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Ness had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +44. | Round 2 | ![[player photo]](/players/l/levine_matt.jpg)
| Ness played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 263 to 366 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Ness had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -59. | Round 3 | ![[player photo]](/players/d/doerrfeld_leonard.jpg)
| Ness played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 321 to 373 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Ness had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-2, -111. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 325 to 333 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Ness had not played Hackney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-3, -119. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and won 364 to 359 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Ness had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-3, -114. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 337 to 318 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Ness had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, -95. | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #14 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) and won 373 to 302 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Ness had not played Hurd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, -24. | Round 8 | ![[player photo]](/players/s/sudnikovich_walter.jpg)
| Ness played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and won 348 to 322 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Ness had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +2. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 295 to 318 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Ness had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, -21. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 322 to 313 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Ness had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, -12. | Round 11 | ![[player photo]](/players/q/qualls_grace.jpg)
| Ness played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 370 to 351 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Ness had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +7. | Round 12 | ![[player photo]](/players/r/rahman_anna.jpg)
| Ness played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 354 to 415 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Ness had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, -54. | Round 13 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/konkol_janice.jpg)
| Ness played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 312 to 383 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Ness had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-6, -125. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 341 to 274 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Ness had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, -58. | Round 15 | ![[player photo]](/players/o/ornish_steven.jpg)
| Ness played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 214 to 295 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Ness had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, -139. Ness is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/krook_dave.jpg)
| Ness played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 265 to 389 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Ness had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, -263. | Round 17 | ![[player photo]](/players/m/middleton_daniel.jpg)
| Ness played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 349 to 328 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Ness had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, -242. | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 338 to 384 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Ness had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, -288. | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 330 to 318 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Ness had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, -276. | Round 20 | ![[player photo]](/players/b/becker_paul.jpg)
| Ness played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 338 to 248 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Ness had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, -186. | Round 21 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/petrie_shauna.jpg)
| Ness played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 240 to 343 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Ness had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, -289. | Round 22 | ![[player photo]](/players/o/ornish_steven.jpg)
| Ness played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 331 to 259 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Ness had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, -217. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 320 to 306 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Ness had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, -203. | Round 24 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/petrie_shauna.jpg)
| Ness played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 313 to 356 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Ness had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-11, -246. | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 309 to 362 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Ness had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-12, -299. | Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Ness played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 279 to 336 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Ness had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-13, -356. | Round 27 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/konkol_janice.jpg)
| Ness played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 379 to 329 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Ness had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-13, -306. | Round 28 | ![[player photo]](/players/b/becker_paul.jpg)
| Ness played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 367 to 317 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Ness had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-13, -256. | Round 29 | ![[player photo]](/players/r/radtke_be.jpg)
| Ness played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 400 to 284 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Ness had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, -140. | Round 30 | ![[player photo]](/players/q/qualls_grace.jpg)
| Ness played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 319 to 278 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Ness had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, -99. |
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