SPC 2022: Lorraine Burton [2-66]

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On this page, you will find information about Lorraine Burton, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-23, -1732, and is ranked #64 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, United States Awards: Several tournament wins Hobbies: boggle, backgammon, pinochle, actress

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 350 Average against: 410
Round 1		Burton played #3 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 321 to 453 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -132.
Round 2		Burton played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 288 to 487 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -331.
Round 3		Burton played #51 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 307 to 378 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-3, -402.
Round 4		Burton played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 412 to 447 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-4, -437.
Round 5		Burton recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-4, -387.
Round 6		Burton played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 289 to 462 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-5, -560.
Round 7		Burton played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 372 to 380 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-6, -568.
Round 8		Burton played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 387 to 410 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-7, -591.
Round 9		Burton played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 417 to 371 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-7, -545.
Round 10		Burton played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and lost 357 to 469 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-8, -657.
Round 11		Burton played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 392 to 396 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-9, -661.
Round 12		Burton played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 345 to 350 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-10, -666. Burton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Burton played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 360 to 343 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-10, -649. Burton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Burton played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 305 to 552 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-11, -896.
Round 15		Burton played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 352 to 355 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-12, -899.
Round 16		Burton played #46 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 348 to 384 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-13, -935.
Round 17		Burton played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 457 to 391 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-13, -869.
Round 18		Burton played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 396 to 363 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-13, -836.
Round 19		Burton played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 400 to 303 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-13, -739.
Round 20		Burton played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 377 to 366 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-13, -728.
Round 21		Burton played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 270 to 406 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-14, -864.
Round 22		Burton played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 324 to 377 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-15, -917.
Round 23		Burton played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and lost 283 to 398 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-16, -1032.
Round 24		Burton played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 328 to 351 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-17, -1055.
Round 25		Burton played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-18, -1070.
Round 26		Burton played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 296 to 574 (a spread of -278). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-19, -1348. Burton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Burton played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 385 to 376 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-19, -1339.
Round 28		Burton played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 415 to 458 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-20, -1382.
Round 29		Burton played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-21, -1480.
Round 30		Burton played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 322 to 445 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-22, -1603.
Round 31		Burton played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) again and lost 288 to 417 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-23, -1732.

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