NSC 2010: Katherine Rybak [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Katherine Rybak, who is competing at the 2010 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, +453, and is ranked #26 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): Katherine Surname(s): Rybak Home: Evansville, IN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 350 Average against: 337
Round 1		Rybak played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 429 to 264 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +165.
Round 2		Rybak played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 340 to 408 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +97.
Round 3		Rybak played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 297 to 356 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-2, +38.
Round 4		Rybak played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 330 to 356 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-3, +12. Rybak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rybak played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 309 to 300 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +21.
Round 6		Rybak played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 356 to 302 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +75.
Round 7		Rybak played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 289 to 357 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-4, +7.
Round 8		Rybak played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 451 to 294 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +164.
Round 9		Rybak played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 352 to 240 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +276.
Round 10		Rybak played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 408 to 282 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +402.
Round 11		Rybak played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 386 to 260 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +528.
Round 12		Rybak played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and won 341 to 307 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +562.
Round 13		Rybak played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 359 to 370 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +551.
Round 14		Rybak played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 268 to 466 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +353. Rybak is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rybak played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 353 to 372 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +334.
Round 16		Rybak played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 307 to 335 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-8, +306.
Round 17		Rybak played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 289 to 448 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-9, +147.
Round 18		Rybak played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 232 to 425 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-10, -46.
Round 19		Rybak played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 363 to 292 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-10, +25.
Round 20		Rybak played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 293 to 380 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-11, -62.
Round 21		Rybak played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 426 to 271 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-11, +93.
Round 22		Rybak played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 349 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-12, +83.
Round 23		Rybak played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 435 to 212 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-12, +306.
Round 24		Rybak played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 353 to 274 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-12, +385.
Round 25		Rybak played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 479 to 310 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-12, +554.
Round 26		Rybak played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 365 to 400 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-13, +519.
Round 27		Rybak played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-13, +532.
Round 28		Rybak played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 294 to 372 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-14, +454.
Round 29		Rybak recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-14, +504.
Round 30		Rybak played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 334 to 348 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-15, +490.
Round 31		Rybak played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 355 to 392 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-16, +453.

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