Carolyn Easter [#33] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to the new National Champion, Trey Wright, who defeated David Gibson in three straight games, 365-328, 355-344 and 429-328. Please tune in to ESPN to watch the final games at 1 P.M. ET on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. We welcome your e-mailed corrections to our web site. ]

On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Easter, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Easter currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -253, and is ranked #80 in Division 2.

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): Carolyn Surname(s): Easter Home: Birmingham, MI, United States Age: 45 Awards: Top awards for patient satisfaction, 5 international trips abroad to give recycled eyeglasses to the needy Hobbies: antiques, flowers, reading, music, travel Occupation: Doctor of Optometry

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	33-52 (0.388)
Past 1-12 months	8-22 (0.267)	W LL W LLL W LL W LLLLLL W LLLL W LLLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	7-15 (0.318)	L W L W LLLL W L W LLL W LL WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	12-8 (0.600)	L WWWW LLL W L W L WW L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	4-6 (0.400)	L W LL W L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 365 Average against: 375
Before the Tournament		Easter is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Easter played #141 Mike Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 295 to 500 (a spread of -205) . Before this event, Easter had not played Wolfberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-1, -205.
Round 2		Easter recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-1, -155.
Round 3		Easter played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 319 to 315 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Easter had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-1, -151.
Round 4		Easter played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and tied at 373 . Before this event, Easter had not played Burton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2.5-1.5, -151.
Round 5		Easter played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 350 to 395 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter's record vs. Rosenblum 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -196.
Round 6		Easter played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 349 to 387 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Easter had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -234.
Round 7		Easter played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 360 to 320 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Easter had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -194.
Round 8		Easter played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 483 to 392 (a spread of 91) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter's record vs. Camper 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -103.
Round 9		Easter played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 304 to 442 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Easter had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -241.
Round 10		Easter played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and won 432 to 405 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Easter had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -214.
Round 11		Easter played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 270 to 384 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Easter had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -328.
Round 12		Easter played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 390 to 374 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Easter had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -312.
Round 13		Easter played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 291 to 424 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Easter had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -445.
Round 14		Easter played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 310 to 368 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Easter had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -503.
Round 15		Easter played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 403 to 456 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Easter had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -556.
Round 16		Easter played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 406 to 365 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Easter had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -515.
Round 17		Easter played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 329 to 388 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Easter had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -574.
Round 18		Easter played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 282 to 373 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Easter had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -665.
Round 19		Easter played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 397 to 398 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Easter had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -666.
Round 20		Easter played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 352 to 502 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Easter had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -816.
Round 21		Easter played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 390 to 353 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Easter had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -779.
Round 22		Easter played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 333 to 386 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Easter had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -832.
Round 23		Easter played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 296 to 413 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Easter had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -949.
Round 24		Easter played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 442 to 328 (a spread of 114) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter's record vs. Camper 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -835.
Round 25		Easter played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and won 438 to 282 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Easter had not played Bloom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -679.
Round 26		Easter played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter's record vs. Lee in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-6 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLLL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -660.
Round 27		Easter played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and lost 284 to 389 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Easter had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -765.
Round 28		Easter played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 403 to 331 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Easter had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -693.
Round 29		Easter played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 445 to 224 (a spread of 221) . Before this event, Easter had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -472.
Round 30		Easter played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 453 to 234 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Easter had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -253.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2004 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca