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Inez Kerth [#65] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Inez Kerth, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Kerth currently has a record of 12-18, -477, and is ranked #127 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): Inez
Surname(s): Kerth
Home: Jefferson, LA, United States
Age: 56
Awards:
Hobbies: Reading, SCRABBLE, Sewing, Crafts
Occupation: Attorney

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event11.5-17.5 (0.397) 
Past 1-12 months1.5-4.5 (0.250)LLTW LL
Past 13-24 months1-2 (0.333)L W L
Past 25-36 months3-5 (0.375)W L W LLLL W
Past 37-48 months2-1 (0.667)WW L
Past 49-60 months4-5 (0.444)W LLL W L W L W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 449
Average for: 347
Average against: 363

Before the Tournament  

Kerth is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Kerth played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 344 to 330 (a spread of 14) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Umali in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 1-0, +14.

Round 2

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Kerth played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 274 to 448 (a spread of -174) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 1-1, -160.

Round 3

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Kerth played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 293 to 416 (a spread of -123) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 1-2, -283.

Round 4

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Kerth played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 428 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #137.

Current record: 1-3, -352.

Round 5

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Kerth played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 298 to 424 (a spread of -126) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Hyde in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #143.

Current record: 1-4, -478.

Round 6

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Kerth played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 350 to 347 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Brooks in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 2-4, -475.

Round 7

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Kerth played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 293 to 452 (a spread of -159) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Hogan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #136.

Current record: 2-5, -634.

Round 8

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Kerth played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 250 to 437 (a spread of -187) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Salas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #140.

Current record: 2-6, -821.

Round 9

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Kerth played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 358 to 291 (a spread of 67) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #136.

Current record: 3-6, -754.

Round 10

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Kerth played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 413 to 263 (a spread of 150) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Huber in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 4-6, -604.

Round 11

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Kerth played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 317 to 450 (a spread of -133) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played King in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 4-7, -737.

Round 12

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Kerth played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 438 to 283 (a spread of 155) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Poole in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 5-7, -582.

Round 13

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Kerth played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 360 to 372 (a spread of -12) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 5-8, -594.

Round 14

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Kerth played #103 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 431 to 337 (a spread of 94) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Page in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 6-8, -500.

Round 15

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Kerth played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 395 to 380 (a spread of 15) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Banerji in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 7-8, -485.

Round 16

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Kerth played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 308 to 313 (a spread of -5) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Nellis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 7-9, -490.

Round 17

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Kerth played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 388 to 332 (a spread of 56) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Schneider in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 8-9, -434.

Round 18

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Kerth played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 376 to 380 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 8-10, -438.

Round 19

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Kerth played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 430 to 360 (a spread of 70) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Blackman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 9-10, -368.

Round 20

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Kerth played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 293 to 295 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 9-11, -370.

Round 21

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Kerth played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 449 to 343 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 10-11, -264.

Round 22

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Kerth played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 423 to 227 (a spread of 196) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Parrish in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 11-11, -68.

Round 23

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Kerth played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 321 to 404 (a spread of -83) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Fox in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 11-12, -151.

Round 24

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Kerth played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 278 to 401 (a spread of -123) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Salas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 11-13, -274.

Round 25

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Kerth played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 323 to 337 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Reed in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 11-14, -288.

Round 26

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Kerth played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 304 to 327 (a spread of -23) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 11-15, -311.

Round 27

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Kerth played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 363 to 345 (a spread of 18) .

The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX

Kerth's record vs. Hiller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
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: WLW.

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 12-15, -293.

Round 28

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Kerth played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Averell in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 12-16, -319.

Round 29

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Kerth played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 375 to 378 (a spread of -3) .

The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: LAFAYETTE, LA

Kerth's record vs. Petrey in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WW.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 12-17, -322.

Round 30

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Kerth played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 244 to 399 (a spread of -155) .

Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #127.

Current record: 12-18, -477.


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