David Motley [#26] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Motley, 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. Motley currently has a record of 17-13, +1, and is ranked #13 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): David Surname(s): Motley Home: Harahan, LA, United States Age: 35 Awards: Mid-Cities Tournament 2004 Div. 4 2nd Place Hobbies: gardening, dog care, scrabble, media consumption Occupation: audio/video technician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
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: 454 Average for: 330 Average against: 330
Round 1		Motley played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 256 to 312 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Motley had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Motley played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 375 to 440 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Motley had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3		Motley played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 315 to 220 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Motley had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, -26.
Round 4		Motley played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and won 373 to 334 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Motley had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +13.
Round 5		Motley played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 232 to 387 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Motley had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -142.
Round 6		Motley played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 454 to 237 (a spread of 217) . Before this event, Motley had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-3, +75.
Round 7		Motley played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 349 to 269 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Motley had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +155.
Round 8		Motley played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 278 to 303 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Motley had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +130.
Round 9		Motley played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 346 to 340 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Motley had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-4, +136.
Round 10		Motley played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 304 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Motley's record vs. Johnson 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: #11. Current record: 6-4, +221.
Round 11		Motley played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and lost 257 to 337 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Motley had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +141.
Round 12		Motley played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 354 to 330 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Motley had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +165.
Round 13		Motley played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and won 364 to 346 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Motley had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +183.
Round 14		Motley played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 313 to 307 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Motley had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +189.
Round 15		Motley played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 360 to 280 (a spread of 80) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: JONESBORO, AR Motley's record vs. Roll 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: #10. Current record: 10-5, +269.
Round 16		Motley played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 321 to 392 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Motley had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +198.
Round 17		Motley played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 376 to 285 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Motley had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +289.
Round 18		Motley played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Motley had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +341.
Round 19		Motley played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and won 343 to 308 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Motley had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +376.
Round 20		Motley played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 310 to 291 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Motley had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +395.
Round 21		Motley played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 306 to 344 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Motley had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +357.
Round 22		Motley played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Motley had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +480.
Round 23		Motley played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 313 to 304 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Motley had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +489.
Round 24		Motley played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 361 to 371 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Motley had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +479.
Round 25		Motley played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 240 to 406 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Motley had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +313.
Round 26		Motley played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 285 to 410 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Motley had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-10, +188.
Round 27		Motley played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 258 to 417 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Motley had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +29.
Round 28		Motley played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 355 to 318 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Motley had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +66.
Round 29		Motley played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 277 to 306 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Motley had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +37.
Round 30		Motley played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 310 to 346 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Motley had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +1.

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