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NSC 2008: Lorraine Burton [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Lorraine Burton, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, -232, and is ranked #103 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

[photo of Lorraine Burton]

Given name(s): Lorraine
Surname(s): Burton
Home: Baltimore, MD, United States
Awards: Several tournament wins
Hobbies: boggle, backgammon, pinochle, actress
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 78/90, 11-16 -360
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 112/136, 13-18 -686
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 125/139, 11.5-18.5 -583
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 74/116, 13-15 -176
Round by Round

High score: 438
Average for: 359
Average against: 367

Round 1

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Burton played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 438 to 274 (a spread of 164).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 1-0, +164.

Round 2

[photo of Patricia A. Krohn]

Burton played #66 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 397 to 368 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +193.

Round 3

[photo of Nicholas Tam]

Burton played #114 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 419 to 390 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 3-0, +222.

Round 4

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Burton played #132 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby, BC) and lost 263 to 403 (a spread of -140).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 3-1, +82.

Round 5

[photo of Yvonne Lobo]

Burton played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 3-2, +35.

Round 6

[photo of John Gove]

Burton played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 353 to 381 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 3-3, +7.

Round 7

[photo of Elaine C Glowniak]

Burton played #44 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 395 to 369 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 4-3, +33.

Round 8

[photo of Roberta Wechter]

Burton played #124 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 388 to 324 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 5-3, +97.

Round 9

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Burton played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 387 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 5-4, +87.

Round 10

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Burton played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 325 to 342 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 5-5, +70.

Round 11

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Burton played #19 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 322 to 304 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-5, +88.

Round 12

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Burton played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and lost 303 to 387 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 6-6, +4.

Round 13

[photo of Kevin Turner]

Burton played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 431 to 310 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 7-6, +125.

Round 14

[photo of Diana Spiller]

Burton played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 376 to 335 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 8-6, +166.

Round 15

[photo of Ralph B. King]

Burton played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 369 to 313 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-6, +222.

Round 16

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Burton played #97 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 273 to 562 (a spread of -289).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 9-7, -67.

Round 17

[photo of Sue Gable]

Burton played #39 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 347 to 371 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-8, -91.

Round 18

[photo of Helena Gauthier]

Burton played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 365 to 407 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 9-9, -133.

Round 19

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Burton played #105 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 319 to 356 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 9-10, -170.

Round 20

[photo of Lee Brooks]

Burton played #9 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 395 to 336 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 10-10, -111.

Round 21

[photo of Mona Larsen]

Burton played #69 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 301 to 398 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 10-11, -208.

Round 22

[photo of Maureen Kennerk]

Burton played #59 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 353 to 455 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 10-12, -310.

Round 23

[photo of Lois Greene]

Burton played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 408 to 327 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 11-12, -229.

Round 24

[photo of Ted Gest]

Burton played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 401 to 411 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-13, -239.

Round 25

[photo of Sarah V King]

Burton played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 366 to 373 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 11-14, -246.

Round 26

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Burton played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 374 to 321 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 12-14, -193.

Round 27

[photo of Pamela Stubblefield]

Burton played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 345 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 12-15, -194.

Round 28

[photo of Ember Nelson]

Burton played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 321 to 359 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 12-16, -232.


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