SPC 2024: Broderick Larkins [4-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Broderick Larkins, who is competing at the 2024 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 18-13, +128, 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): Broderick Surname(s): Larkins Home: New Orleans, LA, United States Awards: AVID SCRABBLE TOURNEY PLAYER SINCE 1988 Hobbies: SWIMMING, BOWLING, CHESS Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 362 Average against: 357
Round 1		Larkins played #64 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 318 to 312 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Larkins played #43 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and won 355 to 333 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +28.
Round 3		Larkins played #24 Amika Gair-MacMichael (West Harford, CT) and won 368 to 361 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +35. Larkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Larkins played #27 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 372 to 420 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, -13.
Round 5		Larkins played #26 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 418 to 389 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +16.
Round 6		Larkins played #32 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 315 to 501 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, -170.
Round 7		Larkins played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 307 to 352 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, -215.
Round 8		Larkins played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 358 to 399 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, -256.
Round 9		Larkins played #58 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 418 to 344 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, -182.
Round 10		Larkins played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 354 to 306 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, -134.
Round 11		Larkins played #31 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 398 to 322 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, -58.
Round 12		Larkins played #15 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 419 to 386 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, -25.
Round 13		Larkins played #63 Ross Yellin (Manalapan, NJ) and lost 291 to 326 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, -60.
Round 14		Larkins played #42 Ross Fidler (Providence, RI) and won 389 to 335 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, -6.
Round 15		Larkins played #23 Greg Graf (Mentor, OH) and won 369 to 301 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +62.
Round 16		Larkins played #36 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and won 360 to 313 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +109.
Round 17		Larkins played #50 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 367 to 355 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +121.
Round 18		Larkins played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and lost 329 to 387 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +63.
Round 19		Larkins played #7 Oscar Freire (Ottawa ON) and won 340 to 328 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +75.
Round 20		Larkins played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 342 to 436 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, -19.
Round 21		Larkins played #28 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 451 to 351 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +81. Larkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Larkins played #31 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) again and lost 366 to 444 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +3.
Round 23		Larkins played #62 Fred Morlan (Lexington, KY) and lost 380 to 383 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +0.
Round 24		Larkins played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 361 to 275 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +86.
Round 25		Larkins played #34 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and won 422 to 312 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +196.
Round 26		Larkins played #3 Diane Pietrzak (LaGrange, IL) and lost 298 to 422 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +72.
Round 27		Larkins played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) again and won 351 to 327 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +96.
Round 28		Larkins played #62 Fred Morlan (Lexington, KY) again and lost 341 to 386 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +51.
Round 29		Larkins played #20 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and lost 354 to 359 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +46.
Round 30		Larkins played #13 Victoria Bledsoe (Lexington, KY) and lost 328 to 342 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +32.
Round 31		Larkins played #74 George Garcia (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 370 to 274 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-13, +128.

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