Carole Denton [#31] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Carole Denton, 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. Denton currently has a record of 12-16, -391, and is ranked #104 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): Carole Surname(s): Denton Home: New Carrollton, MD, United States Awards: won 3 games on "Jeopardy" 1995 Hobbies: traveling, cooking, wine, gardening, cats, books, movies, music Occupation: Medical Office Manager NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 88/136, 14-17 +277 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 83/169, 15-15 +149

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	43-31 (0.581)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	WW L WWW LLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	7-6 (0.538)	L WWW LL WW LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	6-7 (0.462)	LL W L W LLL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	11-3 (0.786)	WWWWWWW LL WWWW L
Past 49-60 months	6-6 (0.500)	W LLLL WW L WWW L
Past 61-72 months	6-4 (0.600)	LL WWW L WW L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 449 Average for: 368 Average against: 382
Round 1		Denton played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and won 422 to 338 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Denton had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +84.
Round 2		Denton played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Denton’s record vs. Wilson 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: #18. Current record: 2-0, +104.
Round 3		Denton played #98 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 435 to 348 (a spread of 87). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Sealy 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: #6. Current record: 3-0, +191.
Round 4		Denton played #41 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 386 to 319 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Denton had not played Eldeiry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +258.
Round 5		Denton played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Denton had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +229.
Round 6		Denton played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Denton had not played Fishman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +306.
Round 7		Denton played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 404 (a spread of -78). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Newhouse 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +228.
Round 8		Denton played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 405 to 348 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Denton had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +285.
Round 9		Denton played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 352 to 391 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Bloom 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +246.
Round 10		Denton played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 360 to 411 (a spread of -51). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Davis 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: #34. Current record: 6-4, +195.
Round 11		Denton played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 357 to 368 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Denton’s record vs. Miranda 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, +184.
Round 12		Denton played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 449 to 390 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Cowan 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +243. Denton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Denton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Denton played #99 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 366 to 306 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Denton had not played Short in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +303.
Round 14		Denton played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 335 to 479 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Denton had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +159.
Round 15		Denton played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 416 to 356 (a spread of 60). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Bayersdorfer 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: #30. Current record: 9-6, +219.
Round 16		Denton played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 411 to 447 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Denton had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, +183.
Round 17		Denton played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 393 to 348 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Denton had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +228.
Round 18		Denton played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) again and lost 359 to 422 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Denton had not played Fishman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-8, +165.
Round 19		Denton played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) again and lost 296 to 371 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Denton’s record vs. Bayersdorfer 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: #56. Current record: 10-9, +90.
Round 20		Denton played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 319 to 476 (a spread of -157). Before this event, Denton had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -67.
Round 21		Denton played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 307 to 383 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Denton had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-11, -143.
Round 22		Denton played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 311 to 401 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Denton had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-12, -233.
Round 23		Denton played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and lost 357 to 400 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Denton had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -276.
Round 24		Denton played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 314 to 404 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Denton’s record vs. Creed in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-14, -366.
Round 25		Denton played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 363 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Denton had not played Cullman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-15, -381.
Round 26		Denton played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 409 to 399 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Denton had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-15, -371.
Round 27		Denton played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 361 to 328 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Denton had not played Jokubaitis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-15, -338.
Round 28		Denton played #20 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 322 to 375 (a spread of -53). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Denton’s record vs. Coker 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: #104. Current record: 12-16, -391.

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