Kate Casey [#16] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kate Casey, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Casey currently has a record of 19-11, +198, and is ranked #17 in Division 3.

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): Kate Surname(s): Casey Home: Brooklyn Park, MN, United States Age: 40 Occupation: loan processor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13.5-12.5 (0.519)
Past 1-12 months	7.5-6.5 (0.536)	L W L W L WWWWTW LLL
Past 13-24 months	6-6 (0.500)	W LL WW LL WWW LL
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: 497 Average for: 373 Average against: 366
Round 1		Casey played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 358 to 446 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Casey had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Casey played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 459 to 298 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Casey had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +73.
Round 3		Casey played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 373 to 312 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Casey had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +134.
Round 4		Casey played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 366 to 331 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Casey had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, +169.
Round 5		Casey played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 497 to 252 (a spread of 245) . Before this event, Casey had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +414.
Round 6		Casey played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 324 to 332 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Casey had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +406.
Round 7		Casey played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 389 to 339 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Casey had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +456.
Round 8		Casey played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 375 to 341 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Casey had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +490.
Round 9		Casey played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 467 to 369 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Casey had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +588.
Round 10		Casey played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 401 to 325 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Casey had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +664.
Round 11		Casey played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 355 to 323 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Casey's record vs. Casey in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: WLWWL. Past 13-24 months: LWWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +696.
Round 12		Casey played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 357 to 330 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Casey had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-2, +723.
Round 13		Casey played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 272 to 417 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Casey had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-3, +578.
Round 14		Casey played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 477 to 355 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Casey had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-3, +700.
Round 15		Casey played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 262 to 382 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Casey had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-4, +580.
Round 16		Casey played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 316 to 484 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Casey had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-5, +412.
Round 17		Casey played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 375 to 346 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Casey had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +441.
Round 18		Casey played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 411 to 397 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Casey had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-5, +455.
Round 19		Casey played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 313 to 334 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Casey had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +434.
Round 20		Casey played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 382 to 257 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Casey had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +559.
Round 21		Casey played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 352 to 439 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Casey had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-7, +472.
Round 22		Casey played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 435 to 363 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Casey had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +544.
Round 23		Casey played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 418 to 345 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Casey had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-7, +617.
Round 24		Casey played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 270 to 485 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Casey had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +402.
Round 25		Casey played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 479 to 416 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Casey had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-8, +465.
Round 26		Casey played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 212 to 446 (a spread of -234) . Before this event, Casey had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-9, +231.
Round 27		Casey played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 336 to 414 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Casey had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-10, +153.
Round 28		Casey played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 344 to 387 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Casey had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-11, +110.
Round 29		Casey played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 428 to 386 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Casey had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-11, +152.
Round 30		Casey played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 387 to 341 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Casey had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 19-11, +198.

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