NSC 2014: Caroline Polak Scowcroft [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Caroline Polak Scowcroft, who is competing at the 2014 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 13-18, -678, and is ranked #56 in Division 5.

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): Caroline Surname(s): Polak Scowcroft Home: Stratford, Queensland, Australia Hobbies: TRAVEL, READING, HEALTH AND FITNESS

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 393 Average against: 417
Round 1		Polak Scowcroft played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 386 to 460 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -74.
Round 2		Polak Scowcroft played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 423 to 391 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, -42.
Round 3		Polak Scowcroft played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 366 to 445 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, -121.
Round 4		Polak Scowcroft played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 397 to 447 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-3, -171.
Round 5		Polak Scowcroft played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 392 to 350 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-3, -129.
Round 6		Polak Scowcroft played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 393 to 561 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-4, -297.
Round 7		Polak Scowcroft played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 399 to 463 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-5, -361.
Round 8		Polak Scowcroft played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and lost 346 to 416 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-6, -431. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Polak Scowcroft played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 284 to 445 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-7, -592.
Round 10		Polak Scowcroft played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 371 to 542 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-8, -763.
Round 11		Polak Scowcroft played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-8, -722.
Round 12		Polak Scowcroft recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-8, -672.
Round 13		Polak Scowcroft played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 441 to 419 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-8, -650.
Round 14		Polak Scowcroft played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 301 to 398 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -747.
Round 15		Polak Scowcroft played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 410 to 373 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-9, -710.
Round 16		Polak Scowcroft played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and lost 306 to 415 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-10, -819.
Round 17		Polak Scowcroft played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 473 to 346 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-10, -692.
Round 18		Polak Scowcroft played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 413 to 389 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-10, -668.
Round 19		Polak Scowcroft played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 411 to 452 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-11, -709. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Polak Scowcroft played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 467 to 288 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-11, -530.
Round 21		Polak Scowcroft played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 296 to 463 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-12, -697.
Round 22		Polak Scowcroft played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 368 to 446 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-13, -775.
Round 23		Polak Scowcroft played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 474 to 289 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-13, -590.
Round 24		Polak Scowcroft played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 417 to 436 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-14, -609.
Round 25		Polak Scowcroft played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 229 to 481 (a spread of -252). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-15, -861.
Round 26		Polak Scowcroft played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 481 to 384 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-15, -764.
Round 27		Polak Scowcroft played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 440 to 499 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-16, -823.
Round 28		Polak Scowcroft played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 379 to 397 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-17, -841.
Round 29		Polak Scowcroft played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 462 to 357 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-17, -736.
Round 30		Polak Scowcroft played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 444 to 381 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-17, -673.
Round 31		Polak Scowcroft played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) again and lost 407 to 412 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-18, -678. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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