Roberta Borenstein [#12] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Roberta Borenstein, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Borenstein currently has a record of 13-17, -267, and is ranked #113 in Division 4.

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): Roberta Surname(s): Borenstein Home: Wilton, CT, United States Age: 62 Awards: President, Women's Stockbrokers Assoc. 1970-71 Hobbies: travel, reading, scrabble Occupation: Stockbroker-VP Investments

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	39-26 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	9-9 (0.500)	W LLLLL W LL WWW L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	3-4 (0.429)	WW LLL W L
Past 25-36 months	5-1 (0.833)	WW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	14-7 (0.667)	WWW LLL WW L W L WWWWWWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	8-5 (0.615)	WWW L W LL WW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 556 Average for: 355 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		Borenstein is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Borenstein played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 322 to 341 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Borenstein played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 322 to 308 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-1, -5.
Round 3		Borenstein played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 411 to 277 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +129.
Round 4		Borenstein played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 408 to 322 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: SHELTON, CT Borenstein's record vs. Oliva 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: #24. Current record: 3-1, +215.
Round 5		Borenstein played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 312 to 356 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +171.
Round 6		Borenstein played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 370 to 454 (a spread of -84) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Borenstein's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +87.
Round 7		Borenstein played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 420 to 363 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +144.
Round 8		Borenstein played #73 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 358 to 403 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Laatz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, +99.
Round 9		Borenstein played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and won 444 to 344 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, +199.
Round 10		Borenstein played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 341 to 311 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +229.
Round 11		Borenstein played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 273 to 415 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-5, +87.
Round 12		Borenstein played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 402 to 291 (a spread of 111) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Borenstein's record vs. Wechter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +198.
Round 13		Borenstein played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 351 to 349 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, +200.
Round 14		Borenstein played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 348 to 354 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-6, +194.
Round 15		Borenstein played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 356 to 468 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-7, +82.
Round 16		Borenstein played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 290 to 369 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Borenstein's record vs. Wechter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-8, +3.
Round 17		Borenstein played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 378 to 361 (a spread of 17) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Borenstein's record vs. Dinning in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: WW. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-8, +20.
Round 18		Borenstein played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 391 to 351 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-8, +60.
Round 19		Borenstein played #25 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Contractor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-9, +6.
Round 20		Borenstein played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 398 to 257 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-9, +147.
Round 21		Borenstein played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 288 to 427 (a spread of -139) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Borenstein's record vs. Williams in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #65. Current record: 11-10, +8.
Round 22		Borenstein played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 556 to 295 (a spread of 261) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, +269.
Round 23		Borenstein played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 376 to 332 (a spread of 44) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Borenstein's record vs. Sawyer 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: #36. Current record: 13-10, +313.
Round 24		Borenstein played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 296 to 420 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-11, +189.
Round 25		Borenstein played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 305 to 435 (a spread of -130) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: BAYSIDE, NY Borenstein's record vs. Manzolillo 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: #58. Current record: 13-12, +59.
Round 26		Borenstein played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 286 to 400 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-13, -55.
Round 27		Borenstein played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 325 to 379 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Borenstein had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-14, -109.
Round 28		Borenstein played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 349 to 381 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Borenstein's record vs. Hogan 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: #94. Current record: 13-15, -141.
Round 29		Borenstein played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 299 to 392 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Borenstein's record vs. Wechter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-16, -234.
Round 30		Borenstein played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 340 to 373 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Borenstein's record vs. King 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 13-17, -267.

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