John Babina [#006] at NSC 2002

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John Babina [#006] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Babina Home: Norwalk, CT, United States Age: 32 Awards: Have written a program that plays better than I do Hobbies: Ping Pong, Scrabble, Software Development Occupation: Internet Entrepreneur

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 462 Average for: 377 Average against: 379
Before the Tournament		Babina is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Babina played #047 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 227 to 427 (a spread of -200) . Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -200.
Round 2		Babina recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-2, -250.
Round 3		Babina recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-3, -300.
Round 4		Babina recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 0-4, -350.
Round 5		Babina played #065 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 364 to 340 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-4, -326.
Round 6		Babina played #018 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 364 to 385 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-5, -347.
Round 7		Babina played #133 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 302 to 437 (a spread of -135) . Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-6, -482.
Round 8		Babina played #021 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 365 to 430 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #136. Current record: 1-7, -547.
Round 9		Babina played #132 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 402 to 397 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #133. Current record: 2-7, -542.
Round 10		Babina played #012 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 431 to 409 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-7, -520.
Round 11		Babina played #005 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 401 to 398 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-7, -517.
Round 12		Babina played #140 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-7, -480.
Round 13		Babina played #004 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 439 to 299 (a spread of 140) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-7, -340.
Round 14		Babina played #117 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 326 to 471 (a spread of -145) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-8, -485.
Round 15		Babina played #105 Mark Penhallow (Wolcott, CT) and lost 311 to 388 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-9, -562.
Round 16		Babina played #097 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and lost 412 to 427 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-10, -577.
Round 17		Babina played #046 Lori Gaut (Valencia, CA) and lost 337 to 388 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 6-11, -628.
Round 18		Babina played #008 David Berger (New York, NY) and won 383 to 366 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-11, -611.
Round 19		Babina played #122 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 416 to 384 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-11, -579.
Round 20		Babina played #045 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and won 422 to 312 (a spread of 110) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-11, -469.
Round 21		Babina played #121 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 442 to 363 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-11, -390.
Round 22		Babina played #118 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 402 to 383 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-11, -371.
Round 23		Babina played #105 Mark Penhallow (Wolcott, CT) and lost 355 to 438 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-12, -454.
Round 24		Babina played #023 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 364 to 397 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-13, -487.
Round 25		Babina played #096 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 394 to 476 (a spread of -82) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-14, -569.
Round 26		Babina played #116 T A Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 347 to 264 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-14, -486.
Round 27		Babina played #042 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 326 to 293 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-14, -453.
Round 28		Babina played #129 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 403 to 404 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -454.
Round 29		Babina played #131 Paul Terry (N. Las Vegas, NV) and lost 341 to 391 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 13-16, -504.
Round 30		Babina played #129 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 462 to 281 (a spread of 181) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-16, -323.
Round 31		Babina played #117 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 420 to 319 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 15-16, -222.

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