NSC 2008: Carole Denton [#30]

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On this page, you will find information about Carole Denton, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, -736, and is ranked #108 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Carole Denton]

Given name(s): Carole
Surname(s): Denton
Home: New Carrollton, MD, United States
Awards: won 3 games on "Jeopardy" 1995
Hobbies: traveling, cooking, wine, gardening, cats, books, movies, music
Occupation: Medical Office Manager
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 88/136, 14-17 +277
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 83/169, 15-15 +149
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 104/129, 12-16 -391

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 364 Average against: 390
Round 1		Denton played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 432 to 404 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Denton played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 320 to 458 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-1, -110. Denton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Denton played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 307 to 374 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-2, -177.
Round 4		Denton played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and lost 360 to 376 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -193.
Round 5		Denton played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 454 to 316 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -55.
Round 6		Denton played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 267 to 503 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-4, -291.
Round 7		Denton played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 353 to 408 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-5, -346.
Round 8		Denton played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 403 to 389 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-5, -332.
Round 9		Denton played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 408 to 332 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-5, -256.
Round 10		Denton played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 324 to 363 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-6, -295.
Round 11		Denton played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 332 to 419 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-7, -382.
Round 12		Denton played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-8, -401.
Round 13		Denton played #127 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 400 to 390 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-8, -391.
Round 14		Denton played #73 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 361 to 302 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-8, -332.
Round 15		Denton played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 304 to 448 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-9, -476.
Round 16		Denton played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 403 to 362 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-9, -435.
Round 17		Denton played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 383 to 389 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-10, -441.
Round 18		Denton played #81 Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL) and won 389 to 341 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-10, -393.
Round 19		Denton played #123 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 423 to 293 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-10, -263.
Round 20		Denton played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 342 to 380 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-11, -301.
Round 21		Denton played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 294 to 444 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-12, -451.
Round 22		Denton played #108 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 394 to 433 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-13, -490.
Round 23		Denton played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 341 to 470 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-14, -619.
Round 24		Denton played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 409 to 378 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-14, -588.
Round 25		Denton played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 339 to 509 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-15, -758.
Round 26		Denton played #112 Matthew Silver (Westport, CT) and won 352 to 305 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-15, -711.
Round 27		Denton played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 302 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-15, -599.
Round 28		Denton played #88 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 324 to 461 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-16, -736.

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