NSC 2013: Sarah King [#79]

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah King, who is competing at the 2013 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 15-16, -12, and is ranked #72 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): Sarah Surname(s): King Home: Cave Creek, AZ, United States Hobbies: play scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 384 Average against: 384
Round 1		King played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 412 to 309 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		King played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 359 to 312 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +150.
Round 3		King played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 313 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +255.
Round 4		King played #112 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 482 to 321 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +416.
Round 5		King played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 479 to 391 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +504.
Round 6		King played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 292 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +668.
Round 7		King played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 425 to 357 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +736. King is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		King played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 394 to 424 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +706. King is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		King played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 299 to 433 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +572.
Round 10		King played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 280 to 374 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +478.
Round 11		King played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +438.
Round 12		King played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +339.
Round 13		King played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 386 to 482 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, +243.
Round 14		King played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 377 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +299.
Round 15		King played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 285 to 429 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, +155.
Round 16		King played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 305 to 435 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +25.
Round 17		King played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 474 to 337 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +162.
Round 18		King played #73 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 381 to 405 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, +138.
Round 19		King played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 481 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, -5.
Round 20		King played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 357 to 329 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-10, +23.
Round 21		King played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 316 to 421 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, -82.
Round 22		King played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 457 to 294 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, +81.
Round 23		King played #31 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and lost 366 to 428 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, +19.
Round 24		King played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 308 to 354 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-13, -27.
Round 25		King played #104 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and won 375 to 322 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, +26.
Round 26		King played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 419 to 401 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-13, +44.
Round 27		King played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and won 464 to 389 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-13, +119.
Round 28		King played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and won 382 to 350 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +151.
Round 29		King played #42 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 383 to 438 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-14, +96.
Round 30		King played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 347 to 422 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, +21.
Round 31		King played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) again and lost 393 to 426 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 15-16, -12.

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