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Broderick Larkins [#75] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Broderick Larkins, 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. Larkins currently has a record of 15-15, +158, and is ranked #68 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): Broderick
Surname(s): Larkins
Home: New Orleans, LA, United States
Age: 47
Awards: Several 1st Place finishes at SCRABBLE Tourneys
Hobbies: Movies, Swimming, Bowling, SCRABBLE
Occupation: Retail Drug Store Manager

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event19-11 (0.633) 
Past 1-12 months1-1 (0.500)W L
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 months3-2 (0.600)WWW LL
Past 37-48 months6-3 (0.667)WW LL WW L WW
Past 49-60 months9-5 (0.643)LL W L WW L WWWW L WW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 437
Average for: 359
Average against: 354

Round 1

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Larkins played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 357 to 422 (a spread of -65) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 0-1, -65.

Round 2

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Larkins played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and won 359 to 331 (a spread of 28) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 1-1, -37.

Round 3

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Larkins played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 437 to 280 (a spread of 157) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Francis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-1, +120.

Round 4

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Larkins played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 301 to 306 (a spread of -5) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Casey in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 2-2, +115.

Round 5

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Larkins played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 323 to 386 (a spread of -63) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Wechter in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 2-3, +52.

Round 6

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Larkins played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 341 to 337 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Lee in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 3-3, +56.

Round 7

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Larkins played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 327 to 331 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Ewida in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 3-4, +52.

Round 8

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Larkins played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 431 (a spread of -58) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Hunter in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 3-5, -6.

Round 9

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Larkins played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 327 to 344 (a spread of -17) .

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

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 3-6, -23.

Round 10

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Larkins played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 262 to 438 (a spread of -176) .

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

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 3-7, -199.

Round 11

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Larkins played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 437 to 404 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Love in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #120.

Current record: 4-7, -166.

Round 12

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Larkins played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 390 to 296 (a spread of 94) .

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

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 5-7, -72.

Round 13

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Larkins played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 302 to 340 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Rowland in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 5-8, -110.

Round 14

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Larkins played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 410 to 287 (a spread of 123) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Fonti in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 6-8, +13.

Round 15

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Larkins played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 359 to 315 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Lossing in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 7-8, +57.

Round 16

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Larkins played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 361 to 391 (a spread of -30) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 7-9, +27.

Round 17

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Larkins played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 374 to 321 (a spread of 53) .

The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV

Larkins's record vs. Averell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 8-9, +80.

Round 18

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Larkins played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23) .

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

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 9-9, +103.

Round 19

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Larkins played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 317 to 404 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 9-10, +16.

Round 20

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Larkins played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 371 to 407 (a spread of -36) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Love in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-11, -20.

Round 21

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Larkins played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 354 to 355 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 9-12, -21.

Round 22

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Larkins played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 372 to 343 (a spread of 29) .

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

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 10-12, +8.

Round 23

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Larkins played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 423 to 360 (a spread of 63) .

The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: METAIRIE, LA

Larkins's record vs. Brittain in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 11-12, +71.

Round 24

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Larkins played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and lost 393 to 409 (a spread of -16) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 11-13, +55.

Round 25

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Larkins played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Litton in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 12-13, +81.

Round 26

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Larkins played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 360 to 300 (a spread of 60) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 13-13, +141.

Round 27

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Larkins played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Pipi in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 14-13, +171.

Round 28

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Larkins played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51) .

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

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 14-14, +120.

Round 29

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Larkins played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and won 373 to 272 (a spread of 101) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Khury in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 15-14, +221.

Round 30

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Larkins played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 344 to 407 (a spread of -63) .

Before this event, Larkins had not played Laws in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 15-15, +158.


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