Barbara Epstein [#26] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Epstein, 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. Epstein currently has a record of 13-15, -1378, and is ranked #82 in Division 4.

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): Barbara
Surname(s): Epstein
Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Awards: Arista in junior high school and high school
Hobbies: Sunning, acting, attending plays,concerts, ping pong
Occupation: Import Assistant
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 85/111, 13-18 -184
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 131/150, 12-18 -814
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/93, 12-16 -871

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	13-43 (0.232)
Past 1-12 months	4-5 (0.444)	WW LLLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	2-10 (0.167)	LLLLLLLLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	3-14 (0.176)	LL W L W LLLLLLL W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	1-5 (0.167)	LL W LLL
Past 49-60 months	0-6 (0.000)	LLLLLL
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW L W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 439 Average for: 350 Average against: 399
Round 1		Epstein played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 260 to 474 (a spread of -214). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Epstein’s record vs. Hooper in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-1, -214.
Round 2		Epstein played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 340 to 339 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Epstein had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -213.
Round 3		Epstein played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 358 to 393 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Epstein had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-2, -248.
Round 4		Epstein played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 300 to 391 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Epstein had not played Sanders in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-3, -339.
Round 5		Epstein played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 432 to 323 (a spread of 109). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Epstein’s record vs. Thompson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. 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: #91. Current record: 2-3, -230.
Round 6		Epstein played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 253 to 417 (a spread of -164). Before this event, Epstein had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -394.
Round 7		Epstein played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 308 to 431 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Epstein had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-5, -517.
Round 8		Epstein played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 364 to 385 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Epstein had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-6, -538.
Round 9		Epstein played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 379 to 353 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Epstein had not played Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-6, -512.
Round 10		Epstein played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 384 to 500 (a spread of -116). Before this event, Epstein had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-7, -628.
Round 11		Epstein played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Epstein’s record vs. Gooley 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-7, -611.
Round 12		Epstein played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 373 to 320 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Epstein’s record vs. Parrish 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-7, -558.
Round 13		Epstein played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) and won 344 to 339 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Epstein had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-7, -553.
Round 14		Epstein played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 392 to 332 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Epstein had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, -493.
Round 15		Epstein played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) again and lost 291 to 487 (a spread of -196). Before this event, Epstein had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-8, -689.
Round 16		Epstein played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 388 to 397 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Epstein had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-9, -698.
Round 17		Epstein played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 371 to 320 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Epstein had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-9, -647.
Round 18		Epstein played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 372 to 453 (a spread of -81). Before this event, Epstein had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, -728.
Round 19		Epstein played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 439 to 425 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Epstein’s record vs. Orleans in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #74. Current record: 9-10, -714.
Round 20		Epstein played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 435 to 392 (a spread of 43). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Epstein’s record vs. Nellis 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, -671.
Round 21		Epstein played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 318 to 310 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Epstein had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-10, -663.
Round 22		Epstein played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) again and lost 227 to 511 (a spread of -284). Before this event, Epstein had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, -947.
Round 23		Epstein played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 412 to 533 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Epstein had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-12, -1068.
Round 24		Epstein played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 304 to 447 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Epstein had not played Rawlins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -1211.
Round 25		Epstein played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 319 to 370 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Epstein had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-14, -1262.
Round 26		Epstein played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 338 to 337 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Epstein had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-14, -1261.
Round 27		Epstein played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) again and won 359 to 345 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Epstein had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-14, -1247.
Round 28		Epstein played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) again and lost 335 to 466 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Epstein had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-15, -1378.

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