John Babina [#6] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Babina, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Babina currently has a record of 18-12, +662, and is ranked #23 in Division 3.

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): John Surname(s): Babina Home: Norwalk, CT, United States Age: 32 Awards: Received only a 440 on my verbal SAT, Yet broke 1600 in SCRABBLE Rating Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Metagrams.com, Internet Development, Technology/Computers Occupation: Entrepreneur

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	51-38 (0.573)
Past 1-12 months	6-7 (0.462)	WW LLLL WWWW LLL
Past 13-24 months	13-3 (0.812)	WWWW L WWW LL WWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	23-20 (0.535)	L WWWW L W LL WW L W LLL W L W L W LL WWW L WW L W LLL WWW LL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	9-8 (0.529)	W L W L WW L W L WWWW LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 382 Average against: 360
Before the Tournament		Babina is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Babina played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Babina had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-0, +22. Babina is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Babina played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 323 to 286 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Babina had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-0, +59.
Round 3		Babina played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 304 to 428 (a spread of -124) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Babina's record vs. Diener 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-1, -65.
Round 4		Babina played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 349 to 281 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Babina had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-1, +3.
Round 5		Babina played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 438 to 392 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Babina had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-1, +49.
Round 6		Babina played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 490 to 395 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Babina had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-1, +144.
Round 7		Babina played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and won 364 to 312 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Babina had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-1, +196.
Round 8		Babina played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 314 to 377 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Babina's record vs. Foster in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLLWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-2, +133. Babina is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Babina played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 509 to 296 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Babina had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +346.
Round 10		Babina played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 446 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Babina had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-3, +277.
Round 11		Babina played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 292 to 386 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Babina had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-4, +183.
Round 12		Babina played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 383 to 386 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Babina had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-5, +180.
Round 13		Babina played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Babina had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-6, +139.
Round 14		Babina played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 320 to 395 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Babina had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-7, +64.
Round 15		Babina played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 373 to 496 (a spread of -123) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: SHELTON, CT Babina's record vs. Johnson 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: #98. Current record: 7-8, -59.
Round 16		Babina played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 408 to 337 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Babina had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-8, +12.
Round 17		Babina played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 352 to 464 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Babina's record vs. White in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-9, -100.
Round 18		Babina played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 498 to 300 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Babina had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-9, +98.
Round 19		Babina played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 356 to 344 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY Babina's record vs. Kilpatrick 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: #71. Current record: 10-9, +110.
Round 20		Babina played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 369 to 336 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Babina had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-9, +143.
Round 21		Babina played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 377 to 311 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Babina had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-9, +209.
Round 22		Babina played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 278 to 433 (a spread of -155) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: SHELTON, CT Babina's record vs. Liebfried in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-10, +54.
Round 23		Babina played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 351 to 346 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Babina had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-10, +59.
Round 24		Babina played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 454 to 287 (a spread of 167) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Babina's record vs. Chen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-10, +226.
Round 25		Babina played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 386 to 242 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Babina had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-10, +370.
Round 26		Babina played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 417 to 326 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Babina had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-10, +461.
Round 27		Babina played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 428 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Babina's record vs. Cullman 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: #31. Current record: 16-11, +389.
Round 28		Babina played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 350 to 411 (a spread of -61) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Babina's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. 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: #40. Current record: 16-12, +328.
Round 29		Babina played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 470 to 318 (a spread of 152) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Babina's record vs. Morehead in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-12, +480.
Round 30		Babina played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 452 to 270 (a spread of 182) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: SHELTON, CT Babina's record vs. Liebfried in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-12, +662.

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