Sarah King [#71] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah King, 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. King currently has a record of 17.5-12.5, -344, and is ranked #35 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): Sarah Surname(s): King Home: Scottsdale, AZ, United States Age: 42 Awards: none Hobbies: play scrabble Occupation: office clerk

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	41.5-54.5 (0.432)
Past 1-12 months	4-10 (0.286)	W LLL WW LLLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	8-14 (0.364)	L W LLLL W L W LLLLLLLL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	17.5-16.5 (0.515)	W LLL WWWW L W L WW LTWW LLL W LL WW L W L W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	7-9 (0.438)	WWWWWW LLLLLLL W LL
Past 49-60 months	5-5 (0.500)	W L WW L WW LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 377 Average against: 388
Round 1		King played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 273 to 380 (a spread of -107) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Chen 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		King played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 324 to 433 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, King had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 0-2, -216.
Round 3		King played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 416 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, King had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 1-2, -192.
Round 4		King played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 391 to 339 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, King had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-2, -140.
Round 5		King played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and tied at 357 . Before this event, King had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -140.
Round 6		King played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 328 to 357 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, King had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -169.
Round 7		King played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 446 to 398 (a spread of 48) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King's record vs. Cornelison 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: #83. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -121.
Round 8		King played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 300 to 382 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, King had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -203.
Round 9		King played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 288 to 471 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, King had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -386.
Round 10		King played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 437 to 392 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Ford 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: #108. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -341.
Round 11		King played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 398 to 353 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King's record vs. Green in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #85. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -296.
Round 12		King played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 378 to 394 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, King had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -312.
Round 13		King played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 477 to 334 (a spread of 143) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Nelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -169.
Round 14		King played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 386 to 345 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, King had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7.5-6.5, -128.
Round 15		King played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 414 to 384 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, King had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8.5-6.5, -98.
Round 16		King played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and won 401 to 390 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, King had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9.5-6.5, -87.
Round 17		King played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 388 to 366 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, King had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10.5-6.5, -65.
Round 18		King played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, King had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11.5-6.5, -56.
Round 19		King played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 427 to 367 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, King had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +4.
Round 20		King played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 294 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, King had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +134.
Round 21		King played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 276 to 436 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, King had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13.5-7.5, -26.
Round 22		King played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 360 to 412 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, King had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13.5-8.5, -78.
Round 23		King played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 387 to 341 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, King had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-8.5, -32.
Round 24		King played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 425 to 422 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, King had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-8.5, -29.
Round 25		King played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 333 to 435 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, King had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15.5-9.5, -131.
Round 26		King played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 322 to 474 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, King had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15.5-10.5, -283.
Round 27		King played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 380 to 405 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, King had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15.5-11.5, -308.
Round 28		King played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 419 to 351 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, King had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16.5-11.5, -240.
Round 29		King played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 340 to 474 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, King had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16.5-12.5, -374.
Round 30		King played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 365 to 335 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, King had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17.5-12.5, -344.

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