Carolyn Easter [#36] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Easter, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Easter currently has a record of 17-11, +247, and is ranked #24 in Division 3.

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): Easter Home: Birmingham, MI, United States Age: 46 Awards: Annual trips to 3rd world countries giving eye exams and glasses-back from Panama Hobbies: Antiques, travel Occupation: Doctor of Optometry

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	70-83 (0.458)
Past 1-12 months	31-41 (0.431)	L W L W L W LLLLLL W LLLLL WW LLLL W LL WW L WW LL W LLL W L WW LL WW L WW L WWWW L W L WW LLLLL WW LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	21-19 (0.525)	L W L WWW L W L W LLLL WW LLL WWWWW LLL W L W L W LL WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	7-13 (0.350)	LLLL WWW LLLLL WW LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	7-9 (0.438)	WW LLLLL W LL WWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 528 Average for: 385 Average against: 376
Round 1		Easter played #8 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 370 to 501 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Easter had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-1, -131.
Round 2		Easter played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 439 to 383 (a spread of 56) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Easter’s record vs. Unger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-1, -75.
Round 3		Easter played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 327 to 561 (a spread of -234) . Before this event, Easter had not played Popper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-2, -309. Easter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Easter played #33 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 400 to 300 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Easter’s record vs. Douglas in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-2, -209.
Round 5		Easter played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 439 to 333 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Sommer in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, -103.
Round 6		Easter played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 373 to 344 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Easter had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-2, -74.
Round 7		Easter played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 322 to 513 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Easter had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-3, -265.
Round 8		Easter played #138 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 475 to 338 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Easter had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-3, -128.
Round 9		Easter played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 399 to 340 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Easter had not played Michaels in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-3, -69.
Round 10		Easter played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 379 to 345 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Easter had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-3, -35.
Round 11		Easter played #35 Ben Dweck (Great Neck, NY) and lost 311 to 454 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Easter had not played Dweck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-4, -178.
Round 12		Easter played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and won 464 to 327 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Easter had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-4, -41.
Round 13		Easter played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 369 to 323 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Easter had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +5.
Round 14		Easter played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 376 to 436 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: LLWLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-5, -55. Easter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Easter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Easter played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 323 to 394 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: LLWLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-6, -126.
Round 16		Easter played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and lost 351 to 362 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. McLean in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-7, -137.
Round 17		Easter played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 271 to 458 (a spread of -187) . Before this event, Easter had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-8, -324.
Round 18		Easter played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and won 458 to 278 (a spread of 180) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Easter’s record vs. Lapinski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-8, -144.
Round 19		Easter played #89 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 528 to 262 (a spread of 266) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Easter’s record vs. Mocine in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-8, +122.
Round 20		Easter played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 361 to 299 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Ubeika in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +184.
Round 21		Easter played #28 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 346 to 453 (a spread of -107) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Davis in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-9, +77.
Round 22		Easter played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 353 to 377 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Easter’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, +53.
Round 23		Easter played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 299 to 446 (a spread of -147) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Torrance in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-11, -94.
Round 24		Easter played #11 Marlene Boyda (Lexington, MI) and won 410 to 401 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Easter’s record vs. Boyda in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-11, -85.
Round 25		Easter played #37 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 454 to 296 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Easter had not played Edwards in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-11, +73.
Round 26		Easter played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 378 to 351 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Easter had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-11, +100. Easter is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Easter played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 447 to 309 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Easter had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-11, +238.
Round 28		Easter played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Easter’s record vs. Unger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-11, +247.

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