Judy Steward [#129] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Judy Steward, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Steward currently has a record of 15-15, -367, and is ranked #73 in Division 2.

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): Judy Surname(s): Steward Home: Torrington, CT, United States Age: 60 Hobbies: Reading, listening to Southern Gospel Music Occupation: Scopist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	58.5-71.5 (0.450)
Past 1-12 months	8.5-12.5 (0.405)	LL W LLLLL W LLLL WWWWW LTW
Past 13-24 months	16-23 (0.410)	L W L W LLL WWW LLL WW LL W LL WW L WWW LLLLLLL WW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	14-12 (0.538)	W LL W LL W L W L WW L WWWW L W LLLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	6-12 (0.333)	LL W LLLL W LL WW L WW LLL
Past 49-60 months	14-12 (0.538)	L W L WWW L WWWW L W L W LL WW L WW LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 380 Average against: 392
Round 1		Steward played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 329 to 417 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Steward had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Steward played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Steward had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-2, -145.
Round 3		Steward played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 397 to 344 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Steward had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -92.
Round 4		Steward played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and won 411 to 359 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Steward had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -40.
Round 5		Steward played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 479 to 350 (a spread of 129) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Steward's record vs. Swerdloff in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +89.
Round 6		Steward played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 346 to 365 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Steward's record vs. Leifer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +70.
Round 7		Steward played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 333 to 595 (a spread of -262) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Steward's record vs. Anderson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, -192.
Round 8		Steward played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 455 to 446 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Steward's record vs. Durdan 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: #78. Current record: 4-4, -183.
Round 9		Steward played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and won 412 to 390 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Steward had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-4, -161.
Round 10		Steward played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and lost 334 to 338 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Steward had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-5, -165.
Round 11		Steward played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 404 to 437 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Steward had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-6, -198.
Round 12		Steward played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 467 to 293 (a spread of 174) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Steward's record vs. Cadieux in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -24.
Round 13		Steward played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 364 to 266 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SHELTON, CT Steward's record vs. Jokubaitis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4.5-7.5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: T. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LWLW. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, +74.
Round 14		Steward played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 431 to 349 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Steward had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-6, +156.
Round 15		Steward played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 355 to 441 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Steward had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-7, +70.
Round 16		Steward played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and won 460 to 353 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Steward's record vs. Soble in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +177.
Round 17		Steward played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 347 to 395 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Steward's record vs. Pianowski in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-8, +129.
Round 18		Steward played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 460 to 417 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Steward had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, +172.
Round 19		Steward played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 432 to 343 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Steward had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-8, +261.
Round 20		Steward played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 404 to 343 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Steward had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +322.
Round 21		Steward played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 386 to 323 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Steward had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-8, +385.
Round 22		Steward played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 340 to 384 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Steward had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-9, +341.
Round 23		Steward played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 303 to 417 (a spread of -114) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Steward's record vs. Leifer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: WW. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, +227.
Round 24		Steward played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and won 404 to 391 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Steward had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, +240.
Round 25		Steward played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 293 to 500 (a spread of -207) . Before this event, Steward had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-11, +33.
Round 26		Steward played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 367 to 257 (a spread of 110) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MOHAWK VALLEY, NY Steward's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-11, +143.
Round 27		Steward played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 401 to 464 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Steward had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-12, +80.
Round 28		Steward played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 267 to 505 (a spread of -238) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Steward's record vs. Gotlieb in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-13, -158.
Round 29		Steward played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 331 to 352 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Steward had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-14, -179.
Round 30		Steward played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and lost 329 to 517 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Steward had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 15-15, -367.

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