NSC 2008: Lorraine Burton [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Lorraine Burton, 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, -232, and is ranked #103 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

[photo of Lorraine Burton]

Given name(s): Lorraine
Surname(s): Burton
Home: Baltimore, MD, United States
Awards: Several tournament wins
Hobbies: boggle, backgammon, pinochle, actress
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 78/90, 11-16 -360
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 112/136, 13-18 -686
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 125/139, 11.5-18.5 -583
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 74/116, 13-15 -176

Round by Round
High score: 438 Average for: 359 Average against: 367
Round 1		Burton played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 438 to 274 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +164.
Round 2		Burton played #66 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 397 to 368 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +193.
Round 3		Burton played #114 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 419 to 390 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +222.
Round 4		Burton played #132 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby, BC) and lost 263 to 403 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +82.
Round 5		Burton played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, +35.
Round 6		Burton played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 353 to 381 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-3, +7.
Round 7		Burton played #44 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 395 to 369 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +33.
Round 8		Burton played #124 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 388 to 324 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, +97.
Round 9		Burton played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 387 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +87.
Round 10		Burton played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 325 to 342 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, +70.
Round 11		Burton played #19 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 322 to 304 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-5, +88.
Round 12		Burton played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and lost 303 to 387 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, +4.
Round 13		Burton played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 431 to 310 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +125.
Round 14		Burton played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 376 to 335 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +166.
Round 15		Burton played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 369 to 313 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +222.
Round 16		Burton played #97 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 273 to 562 (a spread of -289). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, -67.
Round 17		Burton played #39 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 347 to 371 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, -91.
Round 18		Burton played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 365 to 407 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-9, -133.
Round 19		Burton played #105 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 319 to 356 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-10, -170.
Round 20		Burton played #9 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 395 to 336 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -111.
Round 21		Burton played #69 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 301 to 398 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-11, -208.
Round 22		Burton played #59 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 353 to 455 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-12, -310.
Round 23		Burton played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 408 to 327 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-12, -229.
Round 24		Burton played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 401 to 411 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-13, -239.
Round 25		Burton played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 366 to 373 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-14, -246.
Round 26		Burton played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 374 to 321 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-14, -193.
Round 27		Burton played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 345 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -194.
Round 28		Burton played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 321 to 359 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-16, -232.

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