Carolyn Easter [#39] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Easter, 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. Easter currently has a record of 13-15, -486, and is ranked #90 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): Carolyn
Surname(s): Easter
Home: Birmingham, MI, United States
Awards: Involved in giving the "gift of sight" ie free eyeglasses and exams to the needy here and abroad. Recent trip to Panama.
Hobbies: hiking, antiques, travel
Occupation: Doctor of Optometry
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 25/118, 18-13 +159
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 68/136, 15.5-15.5 +101
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 80/139, 14.5-15.5 -253
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 24/134, 17-11 +247

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	59-60 (0.496)
Past 1-12 months	13-18 (0.419)	WW L W LLL W L WW L W LL WW L W L W LLLL W LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	27-20 (0.574)	LLLLL WWWW LL WWWWWW L W LL WWW LL W L WWW LL WW L WW L W L W L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	10-9 (0.526)	W L W L W LLL WWW LL W L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	W LLLL WW
Past 49-60 months	6-8 (0.429)	W LLLL WWW LLL W L W
Past 61-72 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 375 Average against: 393
Round 1		Easter played #120 Robert Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 445 to 439 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Easter had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Easter played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 410 to 406 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Easter had not played Raymond in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +10.
Round 3		Easter played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 336 to 362 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Wise in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, -16.
Round 4		Easter played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 422 to 394 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Easter had not played Jokubaitis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, +12.
Round 5		Easter played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 307 to 459 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Easter had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-2, -140.
Round 6		Easter played #35 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 388 to 311 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Easter had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, -63.
Round 7		Easter played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 351 to 387 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Easter had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-3, -99.
Round 8		Easter played #12 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 403 to 375 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: LANSING, MI Easter’s record vs. Bogle 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: #43. Current record: 5-3, -71.
Round 9		Easter played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 305 to 480 (a spread of -175). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Easter’s record vs. Bohnsack in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-4, -246.
Round 10		Easter played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 296 to 425 (a spread of -129). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Easter’s record vs. Igra 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: #79. Current record: 5-5, -375.
Round 11		Easter played #33 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 337 to 362 (a spread of -25). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Easter’s record vs. Diener in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWL. 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: #93. Current record: 5-6, -400.
Round 12		Easter played #57 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 326 to 452 (a spread of -126). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-7, -526.
Round 13		Easter played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 479 to 351 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Easter had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-7, -398.
Round 14		Easter played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 328 to 448 (a spread of -120). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Easter’s record vs. Steele in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-8, -518.
Round 15		Easter played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 395 to 448 (a spread of -53). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Easter’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. 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: #108. Current record: 6-9, -571.
Round 16		Easter played #91 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 371 to 352 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Easter’s record vs. Rhea in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-9, -552.
Round 17		Easter played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and won 449 to 329 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Easter had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-9, -432.
Round 18		Easter played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 388 to 352 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Easter had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-9, -396.
Round 19		Easter played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) again and lost 222 to 416 (a spread of -194). Before this event, Easter had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-10, -590.
Round 20		Easter played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 303 to 459 (a spread of -156). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Unger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #97. Current record: 9-11, -746.
Round 21		Easter played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Easter had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-12, -775.
Round 22		Easter played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) again and won 477 to 245 (a spread of 232). Before this event, Easter had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-12, -543.
Round 23		Easter played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and lost 414 to 440 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Easter had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-13, -569.
Round 24		Easter played #42 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Easter had not played Finkle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-13, -558.
Round 25		Easter played #62 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 429 to 338 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Easter had not played Kasney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-13, -467.
Round 26		Easter played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 486 to 369 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Easter had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -350.
Round 27		Easter played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 352 to 404 (a spread of -52). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Easter’s record vs. Weiss in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-14, -402.
Round 28		Easter played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) again and lost 340 to 424 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Easter had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-15, -486.

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