NSC 2011: Katherine Rybak [#47]

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On this page, you will find information about Katherine Rybak, who is competing at the 2011 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 16-15, +250, and is ranked #32 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): Katherine Surname(s): Rybak Home: Evansville, IN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 358 Average against: 350
Round 1		Rybak played #28 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 387 to 285 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Rybak played #14 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 310 to 358 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +54.
Round 3		Rybak played #55 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and won 398 to 371 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +81.
Round 4		Rybak played #45 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 370 to 421 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +30.
Round 5		Rybak played #13 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 307 to 366 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -29.
Round 6		Rybak played #51 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 431 to 358 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-3, +44.
Round 7		Rybak played #48 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 373 to 328 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +89.
Round 8		Rybak played #20 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 281 to 408 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, -38. Rybak is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Rybak played #25 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 345 to 391 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-5, -84.
Round 10		Rybak played #3 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 265 to 394 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-6, -213.
Round 11		Rybak played #38 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 354 to 259 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-6, -118.
Round 12		Rybak played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) and won 500 to 284 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, +98.
Round 13		Rybak played #10 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and lost 336 to 398 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-7, +36.
Round 14		Rybak played #53 Jack Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and won 404 to 299 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-7, +141.
Round 15		Rybak played #34 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and won 384 to 366 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +159.
Round 16		Rybak played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 347 to 222 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +284.
Round 17		Rybak played #26 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and won 393 to 275 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +402.
Round 18		Rybak played #16 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 323 to 365 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +360.
Round 19		Rybak played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +381.
Round 20		Rybak played #4 Kenneth Kasney (Hot Springs, AR) and won 391 to 353 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +419.
Round 21		Rybak played #17 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 310 to 398 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +331.
Round 22		Rybak played #2 Joe Gatz (Yukon, OK) and won 394 to 369 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +356.
Round 23		Rybak played #35 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 371 to 275 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +452.
Round 24		Rybak played #23 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 401 to 412 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +441.
Round 25		Rybak played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +403.
Round 26		Rybak played #1 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 340 to 326 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +417.
Round 27		Rybak played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 346 to 323 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +440.
Round 28		Rybak played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +361.
Round 29		Rybak played #19 Kevin Rosenthal (Solon, OH) and lost 346 to 374 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +333.
Round 30		Rybak played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 335 to 409 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +259.
Round 31		Rybak played #26 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) again and lost 285 to 294 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, +250.

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