Broderick Larkins [#63] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Broderick Larkins, 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. Larkins currently has a record of 15-13, -580, and is ranked #47 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): Broderick
Surname(s): Larkins
Home: Houston, TX, United States
Awards: AVID SCRABBLE TOURNEY PLAYER SINCE 1988
Hobbies: SWIMMING, BOWLING, CHESS
Occupation: Manager
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 45/139, 15-12 +41
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 69/106, 13-14 -605
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 68/150, 15-15 +158
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 59/122, 14-14 +134

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	31-31 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	6-5 (0.545)	L WWW L W L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	10-15 (0.400)	LL W L W L W L W LL W LLLLLL WWWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	5-6 (0.455)	W L WW L W LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWWW L WW L
Past 61-72 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W L W L WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 360 Average against: 381
Round 1		Larkins played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 377 to 351 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Larkins’s record vs. Toews 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: #49. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Larkins played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 390 to 382 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Pfalzgraf 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: #33. Current record: 2-0, +34.
Round 3		Larkins played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 386 to 324 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Larkins had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +96.
Round 4		Larkins played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 259 to 432 (a spread of -173). Before this event, Larkins had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-1, -77.
Round 5		Larkins played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Larkins had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-1, -68.
Round 6		Larkins played #54 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 328 to 415 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Larkins had not played Kennerk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, -155.
Round 7		Larkins played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 422 to 380 (a spread of 42). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Ewida 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: #27. Current record: 5-2, -113.
Round 8		Larkins played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 360 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Larkins had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, -118.
Round 9		Larkins played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 418 to 368 (a spread of 50). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: NEW ORLEANS, LA Larkins’s record vs. McCarley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #31. Current record: 6-3, -68.
Round 10		Larkins played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 373 to 346 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Larkins had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, -41.
Round 11		Larkins played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 348 to 377 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Larkins had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, -70.
Round 12		Larkins played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 282 to 434 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Larkins had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, -222.
Round 13		Larkins played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 368 to 472 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Larkins had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-6, -326.
Round 14		Larkins played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 416 to 301 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Larkins had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-6, -211.
Round 15		Larkins played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 384 to 341 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Larkins had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, -168.
Round 16		Larkins played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 308 to 420 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Michlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #47. Current record: 9-7, -280.
Round 17		Larkins played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 372 to 362 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Larkins’s record vs. Houlgate-West 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: #36. Current record: 10-7, -270.
Round 18		Larkins played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 260 to 474 (a spread of -214). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: SALADO, TX Larkins’s record vs. Hughes in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #51. Current record: 10-8, -484.
Round 19		Larkins played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 352 to 389 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Wechter 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: 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: #58. Current record: 10-9, -521.
Round 20		Larkins played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) again and won 494 to 303 (a spread of 191). Before this event, Larkins had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-9, -330.
Round 21		Larkins played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 417 to 391 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Larkins had not played Rawlins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, -304.
Round 22		Larkins played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 401 to 300 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Larkins had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, -203.
Round 23		Larkins played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) again and lost 324 to 359 (a spread of -35). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Michlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #41. Current record: 13-10, -238.
Round 24		Larkins played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 279 to 479 (a spread of -200). Before this event, Larkins had not played Gooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, -438.
Round 25		Larkins played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 397 to 302 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Larkins had not played Fall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, -343.
Round 26		Larkins played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 377 to 342 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Larkins had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-11, -308.
Round 27		Larkins played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and lost 291 to 367 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Larkins had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, -384.
Round 28		Larkins played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 289 to 485 (a spread of -196). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Larkins’s record vs. Casey 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: #47. Current record: 15-13, -580.

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