Sarah King [#67] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah V King, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. King currently has a record of 10.5-17.5, -630, and is ranked #125 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
	Given name(s): Sarah V Surname(s): King Home: Scottsdale, AZ, United States Age: 44 Hobbies: play scrabble Occupation: office clerk

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	83.5-82.5 (0.503)
Past 1-12 months	18-17 (0.514)	W LLLL WWW LL WWW L W LL W L W LL W L WWWW L W L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	14.5-15.5 (0.483)	LL WWW LL W LLLL WW LLL W LLTL WWWWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	16-15 (0.516)	WWW L W L WWW LLL WW L WWW LLLL W L WWW LLLL
Past 37-48 months	20-15 (0.571)	L W LLLLL WWW L WWW L WW L W LL WWWW L WWWWW LL W L
Past 49-60 months	9-13 (0.409)	LL W LLL WW L W LL W LL W L WW L W L
Past 61-72 months	6-7 (0.462)	L W L WW L W L W L W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 506 Average for: 371 Average against: 396
Round 1		King played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 427 to 371 (a spread of 56) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV King’s record vs. McDonough in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +56.
Round 2		King played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 364 to 421 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV King’s record vs. Steele in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -1. King is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		King played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 323 to 381 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, King had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -59.
Round 4		King played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 470 to 377 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, King had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, +34.
Round 5		King played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and lost 329 to 369 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV King’s record vs. Yarnell in the 6 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -6.
Round 6		King played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 448 to 358 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV King’s record vs. McLean in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, +84.
Round 7		King played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 367 to 323 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, King had not played Cullman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +128.
Round 8		King played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 360 to 408 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP King’s record vs. Gove in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, +80.
Round 9		King played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 304 to 511 (a spread of -207) . Before this event, King had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-5, -127.
Round 10		King played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 319 to 401 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, King had not played Douglas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-6, -209.
Round 11		King played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 426 to 395 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King’s record vs. Cowan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, -178.
Round 12		King played #26 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 396 to 326 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, King had not played Dabbs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-6, -108.
Round 13		King played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 327 to 462 (a spread of -135) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV King’s record vs. Averell in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-7, -243.
Round 14		King played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 310 to 421 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King’s record vs. Catanese in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-8, -354.
Round 15		King played #137 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 363 to 383 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, King had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-9, -374.
Round 16		King played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 370 to 442 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, King had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6-10, -446.
Round 17		King played #8 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 439 to 349 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, King had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-10, -356.
Round 18		King played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, King had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-11, -367.
Round 19		King played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 273 to 455 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, King had not played Creed in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-12, -549.
Round 20		King played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 317 to 446 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, King had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7-13, -678.
Round 21		King played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 367 to 386 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, King had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 7-14, -697.
Round 22		King played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 506 to 353 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, King had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-14, -544.
Round 23		King played #100 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 367 to 424 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, King had not played Rawlins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-15, -601.
Round 24		King played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 322 to 360 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, King had not played Camper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 8-16, -639.
Round 25		King played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 392 to 435 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, King had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 8-17, -682.
Round 26		King played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and tied at 402 . Before this event, King had not played Cullman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 8.5-17.5, -682.
Round 27		King recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -632.
Round 28		King played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 379 to 377 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, King had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10.5-17.5, -630.

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