Carolyn Kribs [#72] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Kribs, 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. Kribs currently has a record of 12.5-17.5, -386, and is ranked #122 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): Carolyn Surname(s): Kribs Home: Lansing, MI, United States Age: 65 Awards: Hobbies: Reading, Gardening Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	42-53 (0.442)
Past 1-12 months	9-12 (0.429)	WW LLLLLL WWWWW LLL W LL W L
Past 13-24 months	12-10 (0.545)	LL WW LL W L WWW L W L WW L W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	7-13 (0.350)	W LLL W LL W L W LLLLLL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	5-8 (0.385)	LLLL W L W L WW LL W
Past 49-60 months	9-10 (0.474)	WWW LLLL WW LL W LL WW LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 440 Average for: 353 Average against: 366
Round 1		Kribs played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 407 to 374 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Kribs played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 396 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-1, -42. Kribs is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kribs is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Kribs played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 336 to 375 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: MELBOURNE, FL Kribs's record vs. Claitor in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #109. Current record: 1-2, -81.
Round 4		Kribs played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 360 to 406 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-3, -127.
Round 5		Kribs played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 411 to 358 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-3, -74.
Round 6		Kribs played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and tied at 416 . Before this event, Kribs had not played Fonti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -74.
Round 7		Kribs played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 345 to 395 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -124.
Round 8		Kribs played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 341 to 328 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -111.
Round 9		Kribs played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 355 to 361 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -117.
Round 10		Kribs played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 346 to 461 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -232.
Round 11		Kribs played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 364 to 331 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Kribs's record vs. Francis 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: #112. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -199.
Round 12		Kribs played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and won 377 to 276 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: KISSIMMEE, FL Kribs's record vs. Goodrich 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: #96. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -98.
Round 13		Kribs played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 327 to 343 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Sawyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -114.
Round 14		Kribs played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 315 to 302 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -101.
Round 15		Kribs played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 380 to 335 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -56.
Round 16		Kribs played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 397 to 304 (a spread of 93) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: TREASURE COAST, FL Kribs's record vs. Koch in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +37.
Round 17		Kribs played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 310 to 366 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -19.
Round 18		Kribs played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 354 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -53.
Round 19		Kribs played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -38.
Round 20		Kribs played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 266 to 429 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -201.
Round 21		Kribs played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 393 to 278 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Kribs's record vs. Melvin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -86.
Round 22		Kribs played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 440 to 366 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11.5-10.5, -12.
Round 23		Kribs played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -28.
Round 24		Kribs played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 350 to 327 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -5.
Round 25		Kribs played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 265 to 407 (a spread of -142) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kribs's record vs. Bergeron in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: LW. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -147.
Round 26		Kribs played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 322 to 384 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Kribs's record vs. Grow in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: WLWLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -209.
Round 27		Kribs played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 320 to 362 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -251.
Round 28		Kribs played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 322 to 351 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -280.
Round 29		Kribs played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -283.
Round 30		Kribs played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 345 to 448 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Kribs had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -386.

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