NSC 2009: Ralph King [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph King, 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 18-13, +132, and is ranked #18 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
	Given name(s): Ralph Surname(s): King Home: Gainesville, FL, USA Hobbies: Novice triathate

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 377 Average against: 373
Round 1		King played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 566 to 309 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +257.
Round 2		King played #47 Jackie Prince (Newton, MA) and lost 324 to 423 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +158.
Round 3		King played #25 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 525 to 281 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +402.
Round 4		King played #5 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 367 to 308 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +461.
Round 5		King played #44 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 329 to 361 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +429.
Round 6		King played #3 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 298 to 396 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +331.
Round 7		King played #6 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and won 419 to 394 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +356.
Round 8		King played #2 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 351 to 414 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +293.
Round 9		King played #45 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and lost 306 to 402 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, +197.
Round 10		King played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and won 387 to 311 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +273.
Round 11		King played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 385 to 352 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +306.
Round 12		King played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 330 to 398 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +238.
Round 13		King played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 341 to 283 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +296.
Round 14		King played #40 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 333 to 386 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, +243.
Round 15		King played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 430 to 426 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +247.
Round 16		King played #80 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 425 to 321 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +351.
Round 17		King played #20 Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO) and won 448 to 288 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +511.
Round 18		King played #21 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 335 to 435 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +411.
Round 19		King played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and won 378 to 374 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +415.
Round 20		King played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 398 to 340 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +473.
Round 21		King played #12 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 277 to 436 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +314.
Round 22		King played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and won 375 to 338 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +351.
Round 23		King played #15 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 318 to 383 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +286.
Round 24		King played #48 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 421 to 310 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +397.
Round 25		King played #11 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and lost 295 to 615 (a spread of -320). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +77.
Round 26		King played #58 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 436 to 406 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +107.
Round 27		King played #34 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and won 414 to 362 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +159.
Round 28		King played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 375 to 353 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +181.
Round 29		King played #10 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 335 to 345 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +171.
Round 30		King played #9 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 356 to 442 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-13, +85.
Round 31		King played #73 Gail Opperman (Marion, WI) and won 409 to 362 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +132.

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