Barbara Drinkwine [#23] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara J. Drinkwine, 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. Drinkwine currently has a record of 15-13, -34, and is ranked #45 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): Barbara J.
Surname(s): Drinkwine
Home: Menasha, WI, United States
Awards: Elementary Teacher of the Year
Hobbies: Volunteer Work, Sudoku, Travel
Occupation: Retired Elementary Administrator
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 22/78, 15-12 +178
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 18/126, 19-12 +58
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 57/122, 14-14 +320

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	39-40 (0.494)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	LLLL WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	15-12 (0.556)	LLLL WWWW LL WWWWWW LL W L WW LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	5-10 (0.333)	LLLL W LL W LLL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	5-5 (0.500)	L WWWWW LLLL
Past 49-60 months	7-6 (0.538)	W LLL WW L W LL WWW
Past 61-72 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 377 Average against: 378
Round 1		Drinkwine played #2 Jamila Atcha (Laughlin, NV) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Atcha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Drinkwine played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 308 to 370 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -25.
Round 3		Drinkwine played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 471 to 345 (a spread of 126). The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Drinkwine’s record vs. Laws 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: #38. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Drinkwine played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 366 to 328 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Laatz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +139.
Round 5		Drinkwine played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 296 to 360 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Drinkwine’s record vs. Casey 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: #43. Current record: 3-2, +75.
Round 6		Drinkwine played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 358 (a spread of 48). The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Drinkwine’s record vs. Rawlins 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: #34. Current record: 4-2, +123.
Round 7		Drinkwine played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 363 to 456 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +30.
Round 8		Drinkwine played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 327 to 454 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, -97.
Round 9		Drinkwine played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 364 to 402 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -135.
Round 10		Drinkwine played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 351 to 389 (a spread of -38). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Drinkwine’s record vs. Michlin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #83. Current record: 4-6, -173.
Round 11		Drinkwine played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 405 to 385 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -153.
Round 12		Drinkwine played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 357 to 341 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Drinkwine’s record vs. Savadge 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: #62. Current record: 6-6, -137.
Round 13		Drinkwine played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 490 to 403 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-6, -50.
Round 14		Drinkwine played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 383 to 407 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-7, -74.
Round 15		Drinkwine played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and won 498 to 289 (a spread of 209). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +135.
Round 16		Drinkwine played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 368 to 366 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Drinkwine’s record vs. Ittner in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-3 (0.727). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +137.
Round 17		Drinkwine played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 305 to 475 (a spread of -170). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Burton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-8, -33.
Round 18		Drinkwine played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 440 to 294 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Drinkwine’s record vs. Whitcomb 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: #39. Current record: 10-8, +113.
Round 19		Drinkwine played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 346 to 426 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, +33.
Round 20		Drinkwine played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and lost 348 to 379 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +2.
Round 21		Drinkwine played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-10, +15.
Round 22		Drinkwine played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 363 to 358 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Arrington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-10, +20.
Round 23		Drinkwine played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 466 to 357 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, +129.
Round 24		Drinkwine played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) again and won 373 to 354 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-10, +148.
Round 25		Drinkwine played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 345 to 372 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +121.
Round 26		Drinkwine played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) again and lost 289 to 463 (a spread of -174). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, -53.
Round 27		Drinkwine played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) again and lost 309 to 415 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Drinkwine’s record vs. Ittner in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-3 (0.727). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-13, -159.
Round 28		Drinkwine played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) again and won 438 to 313 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Drinkwine had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, -34.

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