Ken Middleton [#24] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Middleton, 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. Middleton currently has a record of 13-17, -307, and is ranked #28 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
	Given name(s): Ken Surname(s): Middleton Home: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Age: 44 Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, long walks Occupation: Carpenter

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
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: 428 Average for: 323 Average against: 333
Round 1		Middleton played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 208 to 386 (a spread of -178) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -178.
Round 2		Middleton played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 378 to 240 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		Middleton played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 265 to 417 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -192.
Round 4		Middleton played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 313 to 410 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-3, -289.
Round 5		Middleton played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 374 to 395 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Middleton had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-4, -310.
Round 6		Middleton played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 314 to 331 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-5, -327.
Round 7		Middleton played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 369 to 312 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-5, -270.
Round 8		Middleton played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 358 to 313 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, -225.
Round 9		Middleton played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 428 to 276 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, -73.
Round 10		Middleton played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 291 to 452 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-6, -234.
Round 11		Middleton played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 368 to 329 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -195.
Round 12		Middleton played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 399 to 307 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -103.
Round 13		Middleton played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 288 to 321 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-7, -136.
Round 14		Middleton played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 281 to 358 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-8, -213.
Round 15		Middleton played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and lost 257 to 327 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-9, -283.
Round 16		Middleton played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and won 392 to 321 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-9, -212.
Round 17		Middleton played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and lost 320 to 332 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-10, -224.
Round 18		Middleton played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 331 to 270 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-10, -163.
Round 19		Middleton played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 268 to 386 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-11, -281.
Round 20		Middleton played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 281 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-11, -156.
Round 21		Middleton played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 372 to 367 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-11, -151.
Round 22		Middleton played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 287 to 377 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Hackney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-12, -241.
Round 23		Middleton played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 315 to 372 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-13, -298.
Round 24		Middleton played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 275 to 313 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-14, -336.
Round 25		Middleton played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 225 to 335 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-15, -446.
Round 26		Middleton played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 319 to 284 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-15, -411.
Round 27		Middleton played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-15, -365.
Round 28		Middleton played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 343 to 198 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-15, -220.
Round 29		Middleton played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and lost 285 to 361 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-16, -296.
Round 30		Middleton played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and lost 283 to 294 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Middleton had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-17, -307.

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