Broderick Larkins [#75] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Broderick Larkins, 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. Larkins currently has a record of 15-15, +158, and is ranked #68 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): Broderick Surname(s): Larkins Home: New Orleans, LA, United States Age: 47 Awards: Several 1st Place finishes at SCRABBLE Tourneys Hobbies: Movies, Swimming, Bowling, SCRABBLE Occupation: Retail Drug Store Manager

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	19-11 (0.633)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-2 (0.600)	WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	6-3 (0.667)	WW LL WW L WW
Past 49-60 months	9-5 (0.643)	LL W L WW L WWWW L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 437 Average for: 359 Average against: 354
Round 1		Larkins played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 357 to 422 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Larkins played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and won 359 to 331 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Larkins had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-1, -37.
Round 3		Larkins played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 437 to 280 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +120.
Round 4		Larkins played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 301 to 306 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +115.
Round 5		Larkins played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 323 to 386 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-3, +52.
Round 6		Larkins played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 341 to 337 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, +56.
Round 7		Larkins played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 327 to 331 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-4, +52.
Round 8		Larkins played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 431 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-5, -6.
Round 9		Larkins played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 327 to 344 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-6, -23.
Round 10		Larkins played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 262 to 438 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 3-7, -199.
Round 11		Larkins played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 437 to 404 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 4-7, -166.
Round 12		Larkins played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 390 to 296 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-7, -72.
Round 13		Larkins played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 302 to 340 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-8, -110.
Round 14		Larkins played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 410 to 287 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Fonti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-8, +13.
Round 15		Larkins played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 359 to 315 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-8, +57.
Round 16		Larkins played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 361 to 391 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-9, +27.
Round 17		Larkins played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 374 to 321 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Larkins's record vs. Averell 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: #83. Current record: 8-9, +80.
Round 18		Larkins played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-9, +103.
Round 19		Larkins played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 317 to 404 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-10, +16.
Round 20		Larkins played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 371 to 407 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-11, -20.
Round 21		Larkins played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 354 to 355 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-12, -21.
Round 22		Larkins played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 372 to 343 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-12, +8.
Round 23		Larkins played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 423 to 360 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: METAIRIE, LA Larkins's record vs. Brittain 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: #85. Current record: 11-12, +71.
Round 24		Larkins played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and lost 393 to 409 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-13, +55.
Round 25		Larkins played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-13, +81.
Round 26		Larkins played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 360 to 300 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-13, +141.
Round 27		Larkins played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-13, +171.
Round 28		Larkins played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-14, +120.
Round 29		Larkins played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and won 373 to 272 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-14, +221.
Round 30		Larkins played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 344 to 407 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Larkins had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-15, +158.

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