Robin LaPrelle [#80] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robin LaPrelle, 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. LaPrelle currently has a record of 12-18, -622, and is ranked #119 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): Robin Surname(s): LaPrelle Home: Rural Retreat, VA, United States Age: 62 Hobbies: reading Homer in Greek while listening to baseball games on the radio Occupation: farmer/librarian

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 593 Average for: 375 Average against: 398
Round 1		LaPrelle played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 356 to 374 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		LaPrelle played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 390 to 386 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Karris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		LaPrelle played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 300 to 425 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-2, -139.
Round 4		LaPrelle played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 417 to 460 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: ODENTON, MD LaPrelle's record vs. Grosman 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: #113. Current record: 1-3, -182.
Round 5		LaPrelle played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 294 to 403 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-4, -291.
Round 6		LaPrelle played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 360 to 356 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-4, -287.
Round 7		LaPrelle played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 410 to 395 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-4, -272.
Round 8		LaPrelle played #46 Barbara Gindlesperger (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 262 to 416 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Gindlesperger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-5, -426.
Round 9		LaPrelle played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 373 to 529 (a spread of -156) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-6, -582.
Round 10		LaPrelle played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 409 to 330 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-6, -503.
Round 11		LaPrelle played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 494 to 395 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-6, -404.
Round 12		LaPrelle played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and lost 326 to 373 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Bloom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-7, -451.
Round 13		LaPrelle played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 256 to 318 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-8, -513.
Round 14		LaPrelle played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-8, -479.
Round 15		LaPrelle played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-9, -574.
Round 16		LaPrelle played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 327 to 472 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 6-10, -719.
Round 17		LaPrelle played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and lost 381 to 418 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-11, -756.
Round 18		LaPrelle played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 363 to 427 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 6-12, -820.
Round 19		LaPrelle played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 345 to 445 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 6-13, -920.
Round 20		LaPrelle recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7-13, -870.
Round 21		LaPrelle played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 486 to 438 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 8-13, -822. LaPrelle is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		LaPrelle played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 528 to 356 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-13, -650.
Round 23		LaPrelle played #46 Barbara Gindlesperger (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 302 to 339 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Gindlesperger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 9-14, -687.
Round 24		LaPrelle played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 593 to 246 (a spread of 347) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-14, -340.
Round 25		LaPrelle played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 475 to 248 (a spread of 227) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-14, -113.
Round 26		LaPrelle played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11-15, -140.
Round 27		LaPrelle played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 389 to 284 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -35.
Round 28		LaPrelle played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 230 to 623 (a spread of -393) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-16, -428.
Round 29		LaPrelle played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 330 to 381 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 12-17, -479.
Round 30		LaPrelle played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 367 to 510 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, LaPrelle had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 12-18, -622.

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