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Dave Krook [#78] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Krook, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Krook currently has a record of 16-12, -147, and is ranked #37 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

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Given name(s): Dave
Surname(s): Krook
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Age: 56
Awards: ETFO Newletter Editor's Award (3 times)
Hobbies: househusbandry
Occupation: retired

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event10-7 (0.588) 
Past 1-12 months1-2 (0.333)LL W
Past 13-24 months9-5 (0.643)L W LL WTWWWW L WWT
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 429
Average for: 342
Average against: 347

Round 1

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Krook played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 337 to 399 (a spread of -62) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Kaye in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 0-1, -62.

Round 2

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Krook played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 301 to 489 (a spread of -188) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: CAMBRIDGE, ON, CAN

Krook’s record vs. Hubble in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
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: no games.

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 0-2, -250.

Round 3

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Krook played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 361 to 342 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Briggs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 1-2, -231.

Round 4

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Krook played #61 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 408 to 302 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Howe in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 2-2, -125.

Round 5

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Krook played #122 Lisa Stiller (Carson City, NV) and won 327 to 244 (a spread of 83) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Stiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 3-2, -42.

Round 6

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Krook played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 322 to 333 (a spread of -11) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 3-3, -53.

Round 7

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Krook played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Besadny in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 4-3, -43.

Round 8

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Krook played #23 Jean Bryant (Seattle, WA) and lost 304 to 457 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Bryant in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 4-4, -196.

Round 9

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Krook played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 331 to 375 (a spread of -44) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Cook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 4-5, -240.

Round 10

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Krook played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 401 to 341 (a spread of 60) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Burritt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 5-5, -180.

Round 11

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Krook played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 341 to 336 (a spread of 5) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Forrester in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 6-5, -175.

Round 12

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Krook played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 334 to 320 (a spread of 14) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Matthews in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7-5, -161.

Round 13

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Krook played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 359 to 332 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Julian in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 8-5, -134.

Round 14

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Krook played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 370 to 273 (a spread of 97) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Green in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-5, -37.

Round 15

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Krook played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and lost 315 to 356 (a spread of -41) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 9-6, -78.

Round 16

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Krook played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 270 to 349 (a spread of -79) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Allard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 9-7, -157.

Round 17

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Krook played #134 Robert Wall (Kalamazoo, MI) and lost 298 to 336 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Wall in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9-8, -195.

Round 18

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Krook played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 279 to 423 (a spread of -144) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 9-9, -339.

Round 19

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Krook played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and won 387 to 297 (a spread of 90) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Thomson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10-9, -249.

Round 20

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Krook played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 374 to 350 (a spread of 24) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Krook’s record vs. Qualls in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #59.

Current record: 11-9, -225.

Round 21

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Krook played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 388 to 322 (a spread of 66) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Wadley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 12-9, -159.

Round 22

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Krook played #56 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 311 to 328 (a spread of -17) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Hamilton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 12-10, -176.

Round 23

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Krook played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 283 to 343 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 12-11, -236.

Round 24

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Krook played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 380 to 379 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Woodside in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 13-11, -235.

Round 25

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Krook played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and won 429 to 273 (a spread of 156) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Lundeen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 14-11, -79.

Round 26

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Krook played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 254 to 441 (a spread of -187) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Besadny in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 14-12, -266.

Round 27

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Krook played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 392 to 290 (a spread of 102) .

Before this event, Krook had not played Woodside in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 15-12, -164.

Round 28

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Krook played #52 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and won 338 to 321 (a spread of 17) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Krook’s record vs. Gould in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: T.
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: #37.

Current record: 16-12, -147.


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