NSC 2008: Laverne Brookes [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Laverne Brookes, 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, +384, and is ranked #50 in Division 6.

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
	Given name(s): Laverne Surname(s): Brookes Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Occupation: Retired NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 122/131, 10-18 +71

Round by Round
High score: 446 Average for: 351 Average against: 337
Round 1		Brookes played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 355 to 326 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Brookes played #49 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 410 to 267 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +172.
Round 3		Brookes played #63 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and won 446 to 281 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +337.
Round 4		Brookes played #52 Tony Ludwig (Chandler, AZ) and lost 307 to 412 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +232.
Round 5		Brookes played #26 Margie Fickes (Palmetto Bay, FL) and won 380 to 317 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +295.
Round 6		Brookes played #27 Georgianne Fiorini (Vashon Island, WA) and lost 332 to 364 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +263.
Round 7		Brookes played #18 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 393 to 301 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +355.
Round 8		Brookes played #16 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 272 to 355 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +272.
Round 9		Brookes played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 330 to 321 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +281.
Round 10		Brookes played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 403 to 371 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +313.
Round 11		Brookes played #57 Aune Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 299 to 345 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +267.
Round 12		Brookes played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and lost 299 to 345 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +221.
Round 13		Brookes played #35 Peggy Grant (Columbia, SC) and lost 343 to 353 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +211.
Round 14		Brookes played #2 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 431 to 354 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +288.
Round 15		Brookes played #44 Michael Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 318 to 369 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, +237.
Round 16		Brookes played #51 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 376 to 379 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-8, +234.
Round 17		Brookes played #34 Samaria Graham (Henderson, NV) and won 358 to 259 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-8, +333.
Round 18		Brookes played #20 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 313 to 350 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, +296.
Round 19		Brookes played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 343 to 402 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-10, +237.
Round 20		Brookes played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 302 to 435 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-11, +104.
Round 21		Brookes played #58 Susie M Moon (Gainesville, FL) and won 368 to 213 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-11, +259.
Round 22		Brookes played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 356 to 361 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-12, +254.
Round 23		Brookes played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 329 to 379 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-13, +204.
Round 24		Brookes played #29 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and lost 280 to 363 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-14, +121.
Round 25		Brookes played #42 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 382 to 257 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-14, +246.
Round 26		Brookes played #14 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 284 to 331 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-15, +199.
Round 27		Brookes played #5 Arlene Bibbs (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 411 to 272 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-15, +338.
Round 28		Brookes played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) again and won 407 to 361 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-15, +384.

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