Diane Brown [#11] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Brown, 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. Brown currently has a record of 8.5-19.5, -971, and is ranked #114 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): Diane
Surname(s): Brown
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: Surviving 33 years of teaching
Hobbies: Photography and Digital Enhancement, Genealogy,Travel, Reading, Attending Theatre
Occupation: Retired F.S.L. Consultant
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 26/70, 15-12 -57
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 73/139, 13.5-13.5 -189
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 62/90, 13-14 -986
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 66/120, 13-14 +108
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 20/133, 18.5-12.5 +394
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 5/118, 21-10 +363
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 87/126, 14-17 -10
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 60/150, 16-14 -378
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 105/122, 11-17 -425

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	34-44 (0.436)
Past 1-12 months	2-9 (0.182)	LLL W LL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	9-9 (0.500)	L WWWWWWW LLLLLL W LL W
Past 25-36 months	10-7 (0.588)	WWWW LL WW LL W L W L WW L
Past 37-48 months	4-10 (0.286)	LLLL W LL W LLL W L W
Past 49-60 months	6-5 (0.545)	W LL W LL WW L WW
Past 61-72 months	3-4 (0.429)	L WWW LLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 450 Average for: 352 Average against: 386
Round 1		Brown played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 293 to 412 (a spread of -119). Before this event, Brown had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -119.
Round 2		Brown played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 314 to 380 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Brown had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -185.
Round 3		Brown played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 336 to 381 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Schaeffer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -230.
Round 4		Brown played #56 Kaye Kiker (York, AL) and won 449 to 301 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Brown had not played Kiker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -82.
Round 5		Brown played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 239 to 523 (a spread of -284). Before this event, Brown had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-4, -366.
Round 6		Brown played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 392 to 425 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Brown had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-5, -399.
Round 7		Brown played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and lost 359 to 434 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Brown had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-6, -474.
Round 8		Brown played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and tied at 411. Before this event, Brown had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1.5-6.5, -474.
Round 9		Brown played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 353 to 379 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Brown had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1.5-7.5, -500.
Round 10		Brown played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 334 to 424 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Brown had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1.5-8.5, -590.
Round 11		Brown played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 277 to 390 (a spread of -113). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Gray in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1.5-9.5, -703.
Round 12		Brown played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 364 to 337 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Brown had not played Ewida in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2.5-9.5, -676.
Round 13		Brown played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 325 to 353 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Brown had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2.5-10.5, -704.
Round 14		Brown played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 415 to 323 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Brown had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -612.
Round 15		Brown played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 296 to 466 (a spread of -170). Before this event, Brown had not played Brooks in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3.5-11.5, -782.
Round 16		Brown played #2 Jamila Atcha (Laughlin, NV) and lost 319 to 383 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Brown had not played Atcha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3.5-12.5, -846.
Round 17		Brown played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 316 to 328 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Braverman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: LWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3.5-13.5, -858.
Round 18		Brown played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 436 to 420 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Brown had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-13.5, -842.
Round 19		Brown played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 340 to 420 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Laatz 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: #116. Current record: 4.5-14.5, -922.
Round 20		Brown played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) again and lost 278 to 488 (a spread of -210). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Gray in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-15.5, -1132.
Round 21		Brown played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) again and lost 319 to 448 (a spread of -129). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Braverman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: LWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-16.5, -1261.
Round 22		Brown played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) again and lost 349 to 446 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Brown had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-17.5, -1358.
Round 23		Brown played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 374 to 384 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Contractor in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-18.5, -1368.
Round 24		Brown played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 450 to 293 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Brown had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5.5-18.5, -1211.
Round 25		Brown played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 359 to 257 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Brown had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6.5-18.5, -1109.
Round 26		Brown played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) again and won 422 to 286 (a spread of 136). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Laatz 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: #115. Current record: 7.5-18.5, -973.
Round 27		Brown played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 384 to 353 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Brown had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8.5-18.5, -942.
Round 28		Brown played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 343 to 372 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Brown’s record vs. Kidd 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: #114. Current record: 8.5-19.5, -971.

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