Matthew Levine [#51] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Levine, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Levine currently has a record of 13.5-14.5, +754, and is ranked #53 in Division 5.

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): Matthew Surname(s): Levine Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Age: 23 Awards: Nothing I'd really like to mention here :) Hobbies: trivia, indie rock shows, independent film, running Occupation: Sales/Marketing

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	7-12 (0.368)
Past 1-12 months	5-5 (0.500)	LL WW LL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	2-7 (0.222)	LLL W LL W LL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 557 Average for: 372 Average against: 345
Round 1		Levine played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 247 to 418 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Levine had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -171.
Round 2		Levine played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 423 to 329 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Levine had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -77.
Round 3		Levine played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 320 to 447 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Levine had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -204.
Round 4		Levine played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 282 to 358 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Levine had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -280.
Round 5		Levine played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 334 to 294 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Levine had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -240.
Round 6		Levine played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 467 to 282 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Levine had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -55.
Round 7		Levine played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 454 to 294 (a spread of 160) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Levine’s record vs. Ho in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +105.
Round 8		Levine played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 399 to 253 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Levine had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +251.
Round 9		Levine played #67 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 325 to 367 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Levine had not played Petrey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +209.
Round 10		Levine played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Levine had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-5, +174.
Round 11		Levine played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 474 to 354 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Levine had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +294.
Round 12		Levine played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 337 to 394 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Levine had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, +237.
Round 13		Levine played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 335 to 267 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Levine had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +305.
Round 14		Levine played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 351 to 342 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Levine had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +314.
Round 15		Levine played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 384 to 412 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Levine had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +286.
Round 16		Levine played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 333 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Levine had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +279.
Round 17		Levine played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and tied at 351 . Before this event, Levine had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +279.
Round 18		Levine played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 377 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Levine had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +241. Levine is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Levine is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Levine played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 348 to 312 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Levine had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +277.
Round 20		Levine played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 390 to 318 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Levine had not played Cooper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +349.
Round 21		Levine played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 392 to 417 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Levine had not played Linn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +324. Levine is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Levine played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 445 to 353 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Levine had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +416.
Round 23		Levine played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 278 to 312 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Levine had not played Linn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +382.
Round 24		Levine played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 479 to 209 (a spread of 270) . Before this event, Levine had not played Mahnken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +652.
Round 25		Levine played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 327 to 371 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Levine had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +608.
Round 26		Levine played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 300 to 374 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Levine had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +534.
Round 27		Levine played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 557 to 323 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Levine had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +768.
Round 28		Levine played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 395 to 409 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Levine had not played Hiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +754.

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