SPC 2023: Larry Durbin [3-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Larry Durbin, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, +490, and is ranked #20 in Division 3.

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): Larry Surname(s): Durbin Home: Cordova, TN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 386 Average against: 370
Round 1		Durbin played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 324 to 383 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -59.
Round 2		Durbin played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 379 to 340 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Durbin played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and lost 390 to 425 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -55.
Round 4		Durbin played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 314 to 323 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, -64.
Round 5		Durbin played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 409 to 405 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, -60.
Round 6		Durbin played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 395 to 371 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, -36.
Round 7		Durbin played #52 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 330 to 418 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, -124.
Round 8		Durbin played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and lost 352 to 371 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-5, -143.
Round 9		Durbin played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 362 to 488 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-6, -269.
Round 10		Durbin played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 383 to 357 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-6, -243.
Round 11		Durbin played #69 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 358 to 342 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -227.
Round 12		Durbin played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 397 to 417 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-7, -247.
Round 13		Durbin played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 417 to 299 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-7, -129.
Round 14		Durbin played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 390 to 314 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -53.
Round 15		Durbin played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 327 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +6.
Round 16		Durbin played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +70.
Round 17		Durbin played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and won 449 to 415 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +104. Durbin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Durbin played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 421 to 288 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +237. Durbin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Durbin played #23 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 324 to 393 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +168. Durbin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Durbin played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 356 to 361 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +163.
Round 21		Durbin played #61 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 397 to 471 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +89.
Round 22		Durbin played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 394 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-11, +63.
Round 23		Durbin played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 362 to 446 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-12, -21.
Round 24		Durbin played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 557 to 295 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, +241.
Round 25		Durbin played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-12, +278.
Round 26		Durbin played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 334 to 436 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-13, +176.
Round 27		Durbin played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 369 to 300 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, +245.
Round 28		Durbin played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 457 to 379 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +323.
Round 29		Durbin played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 436 to 315 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +444.
Round 30		Durbin played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 364 to 396 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, +412.
Round 31		Durbin played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 397 to 319 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +490.

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