Tobin Lathrop [#41] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tobin Lathrop, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Lathrop currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -740, and is ranked #52 in Division 5.

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): Tobin Surname(s): Lathrop Home: Seattle, WA, United States Age: 36 Hobbies: Still playing with toy soldiers; juggling Occupation: Paid Computer Geek

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	10-10 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	6-3 (0.667)	L WWWWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 420 Average for: 327 Average against: 352
Before the Tournament		Lathrop is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Lathrop played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 348 to 402 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -54.
Round 2		Lathrop played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 343 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +23.
Round 3		Lathrop played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 406 to 369 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +60.
Round 4		Lathrop played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 372 to 357 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +75.
Round 5		Lathrop played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 369 to 281 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +163.
Round 6		Lathrop played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 311 to 295 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +179. Lathrop is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Lathrop played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 376 to 351 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +204.
Round 8		Lathrop played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 384 to 354 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-1, +234.
Round 9		Lathrop played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 294 to 361 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Lathrop's record vs. Saldanha in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +167.
Round 10		Lathrop played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 298 to 350 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +115.
Round 11		Lathrop played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 289 to 387 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +17.
Round 12		Lathrop played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 400 to 436 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, -19.
Round 13		Lathrop played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 380 to 329 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +32.
Round 14		Lathrop played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 315 to 306 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +41.
Round 15		Lathrop played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 319 to 376 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Lathrop's record vs. Barker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, -16.
Round 16		Lathrop played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 240 to 411 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -187.
Round 17		Lathrop played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 301 to 378 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, -264.
Round 18		Lathrop played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 343 to 442 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, -363.
Round 19		Lathrop played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and won 294 to 265 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, -334.
Round 20		Lathrop played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 289 to 344 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, -389.
Round 21		Lathrop played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 304 to 297 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, -382.
Round 22		Lathrop played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 321 to 364 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -425. Lathrop is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Lathrop played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 281 to 368 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, -512.
Round 24		Lathrop played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 237 to 430 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-13, -705. Lathrop is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lathrop played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 361 to 350 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -694.
Round 26		Lathrop played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 357 to 299 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Yori in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-13, -636.
Round 27		Lathrop played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 307 to 370 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-14, -699.
Round 28		Lathrop played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and tied at 298 . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -699. Lathrop is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Lathrop played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 372 to 321 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -648.
Round 30		Lathrop played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and lost 233 to 325 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Lathrop had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -740.

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