NSC 2008: Sarah King [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah V King, 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 13-15, +8, and is ranked #85 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 Sarah V King]

Given name(s): Sarah V
Surname(s): King
Home: Cave Creek, AZ, United States
Hobbies: play scrabble
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 22/133, 18-13 +969
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 111/118, 11-20 -437
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 38/126, 17-14 -54
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 35/169, 17.5-12.5 -344
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 125/134, 10.5-17.5 -630
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 24/116, 16-12 +611

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 384 Average against: 383
Round 1		King played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 337 to 449 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		King played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 435 to 325 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -2.
Round 3		King played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 437 to 306 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +129.
Round 4		King played #36 Jeanne Freebody (Oakland, CA) and won 448 to 294 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +283. King is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		King played #84 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 400 to 404 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +279.
Round 6		King played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 442 to 370 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +351.
Round 7		King played #88 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +341.
Round 8		King played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 365 to 438 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +268.
Round 9		King played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 389 to 359 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +298.
Round 10		King played #79 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 314 to 464 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, +148.
Round 11		King played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 369 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +235.
Round 12		King played #39 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 343 to 402 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, +176.
Round 13		King played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Au Gres, MI) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +182.
Round 14		King played #58 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 321 to 392 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, +111.
Round 15		King played #94 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 462 to 301 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +272.
Round 16		King played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 321 to 384 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, +209.
Round 17		King played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 556 to 360 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +405.
Round 18		King played #1 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 361 to 438 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, +328.
Round 19		King played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 366 to 333 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, +361.
Round 20		King played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +365.
Round 21		King played #25 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 314 to 323 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, +356.
Round 22		King played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and lost 321 to 496 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, +181.
Round 23		King played #120 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 392 to 423 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-12, +150.
Round 24		King played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 459 to 370 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, +239.
Round 25		King played #12 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 373 to 366 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +246.
Round 26		King played #98 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and lost 286 to 439 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, +93.
Round 27		King played #6 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-14, +76.
Round 28		King played #88 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) again and lost 343 to 411 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-15, +8.

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