Sarah King [#59] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah V King, 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. King currently has a record of 16-12, +611, and is ranked #24 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): Sarah V
Surname(s): King
Home: Scottsdale, AZ, United States
Hobbies: play scrabble
Occupation: office clerk
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 22/133, 18-13 +969
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 111/118, 11-20 -437
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 38/126, 17-14 -54
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 35/169, 17.5-12.5 -344
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 125/134, 10.5-17.5 -630

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	56-42 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	9-5 (0.643)	WWW L WWW L WW LL W L
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	L W L WWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	3-6 (0.333)	LLL WW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	8-6 (0.571)	LL WWW L W L WWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	18-13 (0.581)	WWW L W L WWWWW LL W LLL WWW L WW LLL WW LL W
Past 61-72 months	12-9 (0.571)	W L WWWWW L W LL WW L W LLL WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 389 Average against: 367
Round 1		King played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 356 to 444 (a spread of -88). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: PHOENIX, AZ King’s record vs. Stewart 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: #95. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		King played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 381 to 439 (a spread of -58). Before this event, King had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -146.
Round 3		King played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 455 to 320 (a spread of 135). Before this event, King had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -11.
Round 4		King played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 388 to 281 (a spread of 107). Before this event, King had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +96.
Round 5		King played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 358 to 317 (a spread of 41). Before this event, King had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +137.
Round 6		King played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 401 to 466 (a spread of -65). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King’s record vs. Mancel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 9-5 (0.643). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: WWLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +72.
Round 7		King played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 439 to 336 (a spread of 103). Before this event, King had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +175.
Round 8		King played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 418 to 247 (a spread of 171). Before this event, King had not played Ittner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +346.
Round 9		King played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21). Before this event, King had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +367.
Round 10		King played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 390 to 416 (a spread of -26). Before this event, King had not played Nang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +341.
Round 11		King played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 388 to 356 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX King’s record vs. Santee 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: #23. Current record: 7-4, +373.
Round 12		King played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 413 (a spread of -76). Before this event, King had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +297.
Round 13		King played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Before this event, King had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +292.
Round 14		King played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 375 to 255 (a spread of 120). Before this event, King had not played Solis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +412.
Round 15		King played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and won 387 to 315 (a spread of 72). Before this event, King had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +484.
Round 16		King played #75 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 307 to 352 (a spread of -45). Before this event, King had not played Moyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +439.
Round 17		King played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 399 (a spread of -7). Before this event, King had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +432.
Round 18		King played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 290 to 487 (a spread of -197). Before this event, King had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, +235.
Round 19		King played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and won 476 to 364 (a spread of 112). Before this event, King had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +347.
Round 20		King played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 334 to 408 (a spread of -74). Before this event, King had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-10, +273.
Round 21		King played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and won 376 to 295 (a spread of 81). Before this event, King had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, +354.
Round 22		King played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 411 to 364 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ King’s record vs. Miller in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #35. Current record: 12-10, +401.
Round 23		King played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 328 to 380 (a spread of -52). Before this event, King had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, +349.
Round 24		King played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 318 to 451 (a spread of -133). Before this event, King had not played Ornish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +216.
Round 25		King played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 494 to 359 (a spread of 135). Before this event, King had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-12, +351.
Round 26		King played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) again and won 429 to 392 (a spread of 37). Before this event, King had not played Ornish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +388.
Round 27		King played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) again and won 447 to 381 (a spread of 66). Before this event, King had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, +454.
Round 28		King played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) again and won 456 to 299 (a spread of 157). Before this event, King had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +611.

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