Carol Dustin [#17] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Carol Dustin, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Dustin currently has a record of 12-16, -431, and is ranked #80 in Division 2.

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): Carol
Surname(s): Dustin
Home: Minneapolis, MN, United States
Awards: Scrabble Club Director; Holder of Club 42's record high play at 302 points (COEQUATE)
Occupation: typesetter
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 75/108, 12-15 -213
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 54/105, 16-15 -353
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 15/103, 19-12 +320
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 68/139, 15-15 -100
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 97/108, 10.5-17.5 -606

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	28.5-32.5 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	8.5-9.5 (0.472)	WWWW LLLLL WW LL WWTLL
Past 25-36 months	9-6 (0.600)	W LL WW LL WW LL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 49-60 months	8-7 (0.533)	L WW LLL WW LL W L WWW
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 390 Average against: 405
Round 1		Dustin played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 280 to 404 (a spread of -124). Before this event, Dustin had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -124.
Round 2		Dustin played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 387 to 449 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Dustin had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -186.
Round 3		Dustin played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) and won 476 to 375 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Dustin had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -85.
Round 4		Dustin played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 377 to 368 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Dustin had not played Clark in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -76.
Round 5		Dustin played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 409 to 421 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Dustin had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -88.
Round 6		Dustin played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 484 to 390 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Dustin had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +6.
Round 7		Dustin played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 540 to 335 (a spread of 205). Before this event, Dustin had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +211.
Round 8		Dustin played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 347 to 377 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Dustin had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, +181.
Round 9		Dustin played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 351 to 334 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Dustin had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +198.
Round 10		Dustin played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 454 to 427 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Singleton in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +225.
Round 11		Dustin played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 363 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Stocker in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +199.
Round 12		Dustin played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 365 to 472 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Dustin had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +92.
Round 13		Dustin played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 364 to 424 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Dustin had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, +32.
Round 14		Dustin played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 385 to 415 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, +2.
Round 15		Dustin played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 301 to 481 (a spread of -180). Before this event, Dustin had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-9, -178.
Round 16		Dustin played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 356 to 393 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Dustin had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, -215.
Round 17		Dustin played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 352 to 419 (a spread of -67). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Dustin’s record vs. Pianowski in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-11, -282.
Round 18		Dustin played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 358 to 458 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Dustin had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-12, -382.
Round 19		Dustin played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) again and lost 367 to 502 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Dustin had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-13, -517.
Round 20		Dustin played #103 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 458 to 401 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Dustin had not played Weissman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-13, -460.
Round 21		Dustin played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 268 to 456 (a spread of -188). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Slivka in the 7 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-14, -648.
Round 22		Dustin played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-14, -625.
Round 23		Dustin played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 542 to 384 (a spread of 158). Before this event, Dustin had not played Madden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-14, -467.
Round 24		Dustin played #106 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 423 to 270 (a spread of 153). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Wallis in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-14, -314.
Round 25		Dustin played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) again and lost 380 to 512 (a spread of -132). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-15, -446.
Round 26		Dustin played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 432 to 378 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Pughsley in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-15, -392.
Round 27		Dustin played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) again and lost 312 to 383 (a spread of -71). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dustin’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-16, -463.
Round 28		Dustin played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 408 to 376 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Dustin had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-16, -431.
Final Round 3		Dustin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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