NSC 2009: Lorraine Burton [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Lorraine Burton, who is competing at the 2009 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 9.5-21.5, -562, and is ranked #88 in Division 2.

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): Lorraine Surname(s): Burton Home: Baltimore, MD, USA Awards: Scrabble tournament wins, acting accolades Hobbies: boggle, backgammon, pinochle, acting Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 440 Average for: 360 Average against: 378
Round 1		Burton played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 353 to 360 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -7.
Round 2		Burton played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 322 to 342 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -27.
Round 3		Burton played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 308 to 456 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-3, -175.
Round 4		Burton played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and lost 355 to 362 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-4, -182.
Round 5		Burton played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 388 to 375 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-4, -169.
Round 6		Burton played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 357 to 360 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-5, -172.
Round 7		Burton played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 374 to 408 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-6, -206.
Round 8		Burton played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and tied at 350. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1.5-6.5, -206.
Round 9		Burton played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 348 to 423 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1.5-7.5, -281.
Round 10		Burton played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 346 to 412 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1.5-8.5, -347.
Round 11		Burton played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 358 to 447 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1.5-9.5, -436.
Round 12		Burton played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and lost 360 to 475 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1.5-10.5, -551.
Round 13		Burton played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 373 to 263 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2.5-10.5, -441.
Round 14		Burton played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 368 to 386 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2.5-11.5, -459.
Round 15		Burton played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 343 to 361 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2.5-12.5, -477.
Round 16		Burton played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 325 to 386 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2.5-13.5, -538.
Round 17		Burton played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 367 to 399 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2.5-14.5, -570.
Round 18		Burton played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 393 to 339 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3.5-14.5, -516.
Round 19		Burton played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and lost 286 to 309 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3.5-15.5, -539.
Round 20		Burton played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 353 to 383 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3.5-16.5, -569.
Round 21		Burton played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 440 to 476 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3.5-17.5, -605.
Round 22		Burton played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 435 to 321 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4.5-17.5, -491.
Round 23		Burton played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 344 to 343 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5.5-17.5, -490.
Round 24		Burton played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 421 to 276 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6.5-17.5, -345.
Round 25		Burton played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7.5-17.5, -339.
Round 26		Burton played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 248 to 544 (a spread of -296). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7.5-18.5, -635.
Round 27		Burton played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and lost 394 to 425 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7.5-19.5, -666.
Round 28		Burton played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 374 to 379 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7.5-20.5, -671.
Round 29		Burton played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 327 to 320 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8.5-20.5, -664.
Round 30		Burton played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 402 to 290 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9.5-20.5, -552.
Round 31		Burton played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) again and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9.5-21.5, -562.
After the Tournament		Burton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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