Millicent King [#68] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Millicent King, 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. King currently has a record of 15-15, -119, and is ranked #76 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): Millicent Surname(s): King Home: Winston-Salem, NC, United States Age: 57 Awards: Teacher of the Year 3 times, Various Poetry Awards Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Writing, Poetry, Short Stories Occupation: Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	34-35 (0.493)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	W LL W LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	17-14 (0.548)	L WW LLL WWWWW LLL WWWWW LL WW LLLLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	5-6 (0.455)	LL WW LLL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	2-3 (0.400)	W LL W L
Past 49-60 months	6-6 (0.500)	L W L W L W LL WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 347 Average against: 351
Round 1		King played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 350 to 351 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, King had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		King played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 313 to 461 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, King had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		King played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 363 to 346 (a spread of 17) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Gier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-2, -132.
Round 4		King played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 316 to 348 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Sherard-Bishop 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: #126. Current record: 1-3, -164.
Round 5		King played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, King had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 1-4, -219.
Round 6		King played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 291 to 402 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA King's record vs. Tumlin 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: #136. Current record: 1-5, -330.
Round 7		King played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 426 to 297 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, King had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-5, -201.
Round 8		King played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 320 to 325 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, King had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 2-6, -206.
Round 9		King played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 353 to 380 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, King had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 2-7, -233.
Round 10		King played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 326 to 267 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, King had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 3-7, -174.
Round 11		King played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 450 to 317 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, King had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-7, -41.
Round 12		King played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 314 to 393 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, King had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4-8, -120.
Round 13		King played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 399 to 356 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, King had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-8, -77.
Round 14		King played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 299 to 339 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: ROME, GA King's record vs. Fox in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #120. Current record: 5-9, -117.
Round 15		King played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 362 to 303 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, King had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-9, -58.
Round 16		King played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 358 to 337 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, King had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-9, -37.
Round 17		King played #20 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 346 to 306 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Burns 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: #85. Current record: 8-9, +3.
Round 18		King played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 484 to 254 (a spread of 230) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ King's record vs. McDaniel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, +233.
Round 19		King played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 366 to 307 (a spread of 59) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Braverman 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: #53. Current record: 10-9, +292.
Round 20		King played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 380 to 312 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Pipi 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: #45. Current record: 11-9, +360.
Round 21		King played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 328 to 332 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, King had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, +356.
Round 22		King played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 287 to 362 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, King had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-11, +281.
Round 23		King played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, King had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-11, +290.
Round 24		King played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 333 to 372 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, King had not played Cromer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-12, +251.
Round 25		King played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 270 to 402 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, King had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-13, +119.
Round 26		King played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 362 to 335 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, King had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, +146.
Round 27		King played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 215 to 485 (a spread of -270) . Before this event, King had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-14, -124.
Round 28		King played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 309 to 411 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, King had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-15, -226.
Round 29		King played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 399 to 325 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, King had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-15, -152.
Round 30		King played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 373 to 340 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV King's record vs. Borenstein 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: #76. Current record: 15-15, -119.

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