Carole Denton [#32] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carole Denton, 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. Denton currently has a record of 15-15, +149, and is ranked #83 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): Carole Surname(s): Denton Home: New Carrollton, MD, United States Age: 53 Awards: appeared on Jeopardy! (1995), won 3 games and 20 thousand dollars Hobbies: the obvious, cooking, trivia, reading, photography, cinema & theatre Occupation: medical office manager

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	34-37 (0.479)
Past 1-12 months	6-4 (0.600)	WW LLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	12-12 (0.500)	L W LLLL WWWWW LLLL WWW LL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	12-12 (0.500)	W LL W L W L WWWW LL WW LLLL W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLLL WW
Past 49-60 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 461 Average for: 376 Average against: 371
Round 1		Denton played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 361 to 410 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Denton had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Denton played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 378 to 335 (a spread of 43) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Denton's record vs. Mair 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: #94. Current record: 1-1, -6.
Round 3		Denton played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 402 to 288 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Denton had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, +108.
Round 4		Denton played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 333 to 360 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Denton's record vs. Douglas 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: #68. Current record: 2-2, +81.
Round 5		Denton played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Denton had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, +86.
Round 6		Denton played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 378 to 435 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Denton had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-3, +29.
Round 7		Denton played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 321 to 382 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Denton had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-4, -32.
Round 8		Denton played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Denton had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 3-5, -112.
Round 9		Denton played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 432 to 294 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Denton had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-5, +26.
Round 10		Denton played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 337 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Denton had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-5, +106.
Round 11		Denton played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 405 to 414 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Denton had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-6, +97.
Round 12		Denton played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 331 to 413 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Denton had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-7, +15.
Round 13		Denton played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 412 to 360 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Denton's record vs. Swanson 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: #93. Current record: 6-7, +67.
Round 14		Denton played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 461 to 278 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Denton had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-7, +250.
Round 15		Denton played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 384 to 414 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Denton had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-8, +220.
Round 16		Denton played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 399 to 433 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Denton's record vs. White 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: #105. Current record: 7-9, +186.
Round 17		Denton played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Denton's record vs. Sommer 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: #88. Current record: 8-9, +212.
Round 18		Denton played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 308 to 370 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Denton had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-10, +150.
Round 19		Denton played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 330 to 409 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Denton had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 8-11, +71.
Round 20		Denton played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 391 to 358 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Denton had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-11, +104.
Round 21		Denton played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 332 to 409 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Denton's record vs. Sanders 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: #120. Current record: 9-12, +27.
Round 22		Denton played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 408 to 403 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Denton's record vs. Wayne 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-12, +32.
Round 23		Denton played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 373 to 411 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Denton had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-13, -6.
Round 24		Denton played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 311 to 449 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Denton had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 10-14, -144.
Round 25		Denton played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 355 to 393 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Denton's record vs. Kilpatrick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 10-15, -182.
Round 26		Denton played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 353 to 341 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Denton's record vs. Brooks 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: #129. Current record: 11-15, -170.
Round 27		Denton played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 347 to 302 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Denton had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 12-15, -125.
Round 28		Denton played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 439 to 317 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Denton had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 13-15, -3.
Round 29		Denton played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 378 to 369 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Denton's record vs. Smith in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-15, +6.
Round 30		Denton played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 453 to 310 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Denton had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 15-15, +149.

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