John Babina [#4] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Babina, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Babina currently has a record of 14-14, -425, and is ranked #69 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

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Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Babina
Home: Norwalk, CT, United States
Awards: Received only a 440 on my verbal SAT, Yet broke 1600 in SCRABBLE Rating
Hobbies: Boating, Piano
Occupation: Entrepreneur
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 7/120, 18-9 +279
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 130/151, 13-18 -884
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 92/122, 13.5-17.5 -891
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 78/136, 15-16 -222
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 23/169, 18-12 +662

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	33-27 (0.550)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	LLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	12-10 (0.545)	L WWW LL WW L WWW LLLL W L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	8-4 (0.667)	WWW L WWW L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	10-10 (0.500)	L W L W LLL W L WW L W LL WW L WW
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 370 Average against: 387
Round 1		Babina recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Babina played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 323 to 288 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Babina had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +85. Babina is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Babina played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 309 to 492 (a spread of -183). Before this event, Babina had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -98.
Round 4		Babina played #37 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 351 to 397 (a spread of -46). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Babina’s record vs. Druskin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-2, -144.
Round 5		Babina played #57 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 396 to 450 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Babina had not played Hoggatt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-3, -198.
Round 6		Babina played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 351 to 441 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Babina had not played Fischer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-4, -288.
Round 7		Babina played #18 Naurlene Canterman (Tucson, AZ) and lost 339 to 446 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Babina had not played Canterman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-5, -395.
Round 8		Babina played #42 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 429 to 385 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Babina’s record vs. Finkle in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-5, -351.
Round 9		Babina played #62 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 360 to 391 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Babina had not played Kasney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-6, -382.
Round 10		Babina played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and won 359 to 320 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Babina had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-6, -343.
Round 11		Babina played #80 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 496 to 310 (a spread of 186). Before this event, Babina had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, -157.
Round 12		Babina played #1 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 379 to 415 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Babina had not played Allen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-7, -193.
Round 13		Babina played #94 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and won 440 to 304 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Babina had not played Saul in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-7, -57.
Round 14		Babina played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 316 to 390 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Babina’s record vs. Creed in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-8, -131.
Round 15		Babina played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Babina’s record vs. Jokubaitis in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-8, -102.
Round 16		Babina played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 403 to 319 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Babina had not played Jacobstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-8, -18.
Round 17		Babina played #100 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 307 to 424 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Babina had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-9, -135.
Round 18		Babina played #131 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Babina had not played Yarnell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, -115.
Round 19		Babina played #37 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) again and won 417 to 344 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Babina’s record vs. Druskin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-9, -42.
Round 20		Babina played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Babina had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, -20.
Round 21		Babina played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) again and won 411 to 362 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Babina had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +29.
Round 22		Babina played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 379 to 479 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Babina had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, -71.
Round 23		Babina played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Babina’s record vs. Fishman in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, -87.
Round 24		Babina played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 388 to 518 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Babina had not played Ganguet in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-12, -217.
Round 25		Babina played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 353 to 347 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Babina had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-12, -211.
Round 26		Babina played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 252 to 410 (a spread of -158). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Babina’s record vs. Creed in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-13, -369.
Round 27		Babina played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 382 to 339 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Babina had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-13, -326.
Round 28		Babina played #46 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-sea, MA) and lost 327 to 426 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Babina’s record vs. Foster in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WLLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, -425.

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