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Roberta Corbin [#17] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Roberta Louise Corbin, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Corbin currently has a record of 14-14, -230, and is ranked #48 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

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Given name(s): Roberta Louise
Surname(s): Corbin
Home: Kissimmee, FL, United States
Age: 65
Hobbies: GOLF
Occupation: retired United Airlines

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event26-31 (0.456) 
Past 1-12 months9-8 (0.529)WW L WWW LL W L W LL W L W L
Past 13-24 months1-6 (0.143)LLLL W LL
Past 25-36 months7-7 (0.500)LL W L W L WW L WWW LL
Past 37-48 months3-5 (0.375)L W L W LLL W
Past 49-60 months1-5 (0.167)W LLLLL
Past 61-72 months5-0 (1.000)WWWWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 438
Average for: 342
Average against: 352

Round 1

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Corbin played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 328 to 374 (a spread of -46) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Mahnken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 0-1, -46.

Round 2

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Corbin played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 438 to 318 (a spread of 120) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-1, +74.

Round 3

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Corbin played #39 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 323 to 339 (a spread of -16) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Hunter in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 1-2, +58.

Round 4

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Corbin played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 370 to 388 (a spread of -18) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Peltier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 1-3, +40.

Round 5

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Corbin played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 315 to 292 (a spread of 23) .

The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: ORLANDO, FL

Corbin’s record vs. Muhich in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 2-3, +63.

Round 6

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Corbin played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 368 to 369 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Owen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-4, +62.

Round 7

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Corbin played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 269 to 348 (a spread of -79) .

The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: FLAT ROCK, NC

Corbin’s record vs. King 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: #72.

Current record: 2-5, -17.

Round 8

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Corbin played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 322 to 307 (a spread of 15) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Lee in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 3-5, -2.

Round 9

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Corbin played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and won 380 to 273 (a spread of 107) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 4-5, +105.

Round 10

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Corbin played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and lost 327 to 391 (a spread of -64) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 4-6, +41.

Round 11

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Corbin played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 412 to 364 (a spread of 48) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 5-6, +89.

Round 12

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Corbin played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 304 to 396 (a spread of -92) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Aitken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 5-7, -3.

Round 13

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Corbin played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 308 to 361 (a spread of -53) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Ridout in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 5-8, -56.

Round 14

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Corbin played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 273 to 395 (a spread of -122) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 5-9, -178.

Round 15

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Corbin played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 383 to 350 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Spalding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 6-9, -145.

Round 16

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Corbin played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 327 to 360 (a spread of -33) .

The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL

Corbin’s record vs. Siedschlag in the 6 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 6-10, -178.

Round 17

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Corbin played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 398 to 353 (a spread of 45) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Toole in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 7-10, -133.

Round 18

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Corbin played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 271 to 417 (a spread of -146) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Linn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 7-11, -279.

Round 19

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Corbin played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and lost 247 to 388 (a spread of -141) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 7-12, -420.

Round 20

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Corbin played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 297 to 414 (a spread of -117) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Corbin’s record vs. Cann 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: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 7-13, -537.

Round 21

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Corbin played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 340 to 259 (a spread of 81) .

The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: ORLANDO, FL

Corbin’s record vs. Zollinger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: LL.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8-13, -456.

Round 22

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Corbin played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 383 to 379 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 9-13, -452.

Round 23

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Corbin played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 433 to 328 (a spread of 105) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 10-13, -347.

Round 24

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Corbin played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 411 to 296 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Spalding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 11-13, -232.

Round 25  

Corbin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 12-13, -182.

Round 26

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Corbin played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 266 to 422 (a spread of -156) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL

Corbin’s record vs. Savitt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-9 (0.357).
Past 1-12 months: WLLL.
Past 13-24 months: LL.
Past 25-36 months: WLWL.
Past 37-48 months: WLW.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 12-14, -338.

Round 27

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Corbin played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 362 to 310 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 13-14, -286.

Round 28

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Corbin played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 374 to 318 (a spread of 56) .

Before this event, Corbin had not played Aitken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 14-14, -230.


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