Jane Clark [#23] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jane Clark, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Clark currently has a record of 20-10, +371, and is ranked #9 in Division 4.

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): Jane Surname(s): Clark Home: West Hartford, CT, United States Age: 49 Awards: Hobbies: running, scrabble, go, needlepoint, reading Occupation: nurse practitioner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	16-13 (0.552)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	11-7 (0.611)	L WWW LLLL WWWWW L WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 373 Average against: 361
Round 1		Clark played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: SHELTON, CT Clark's record vs. Oliva in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #31. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Clark played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 292 to 437 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Clark had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-1, -83.
Round 3		Clark played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 453 to 291 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Clark had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +79.
Round 4		Clark played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 474 to 374 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Clark had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +179.
Round 5		Clark played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 312 to 390 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Clark had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +101.
Round 6		Clark played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 454 to 370 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Clark's record vs. Borenstein in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +185.
Round 7		Clark played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 352 to 265 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Clark had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +272.
Round 8		Clark played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 373 to 514 (a spread of -141) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Clark's record vs. Roederer 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: #41. Current record: 5-3, +131.
Round 9		Clark played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 328 to 438 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Clark had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-4, +21.
Round 10		Clark played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 409 to 300 (a spread of 109) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: TEAM TOURNAMENT Clark's record vs. Fidler 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: #45. Current record: 6-4, +130.
Round 11		Clark played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 409 to 371 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Clark had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +168.
Round 12		Clark played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 395 to 368 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Clark had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +195.
Round 13		Clark played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 395 to 375 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Clark had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +215.
Round 14		Clark played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Clark's record vs. Washington 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: #9. Current record: 10-4, +216. Clark is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Clark is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Clark played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 412 to 345 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Clark had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +283.
Round 16		Clark played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 340 to 269 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Clark had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +354.
Round 17		Clark played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and won 339 to 310 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Clark had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +383.
Round 18		Clark played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 346 to 354 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Clark had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +375.
Round 19		Clark played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and won 401 to 380 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Clark had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +396.
Round 20		Clark played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 265 to 385 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Clark had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-6, +276.
Round 21		Clark played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 476 to 314 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Clark had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +438.
Round 22		Clark played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 304 to 354 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Clark had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-7, +388.
Round 23		Clark played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 364 to 327 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Clark's record vs. Brown in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). 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: LWWWL. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-7, +425.
Round 24		Clark played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 391 to 401 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Clark had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-8, +415.
Round 25		Clark played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and won 391 to 320 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Clark had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-8, +486.
Round 26		Clark played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 321 to 421 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Clark had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-9, +386.
Round 27		Clark played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 377 to 311 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Clark had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-9, +452.
Round 28		Clark played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Clark had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-9, +468.
Round 29		Clark played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 312 to 431 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Clark's record vs. Roederer 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: #12. Current record: 19-10, +349.
Round 30		Clark played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 364 to 342 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: SHELTON, CT Clark's record vs. Oliva in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #9. Current record: 20-10, +371.

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