NSC 2008: Pat Yarnell [#134]

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On this page, you will find information about Pat Yarnell, who is competing at the 2008 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 10-18, -1217, and is ranked #130 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

[photo of Pat Yarnell]

Given name(s): Pat
Surname(s): Yarnell
Home: Corona Del Mar, CA, United States
Occupation: Retired Court Reporter
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 13/70, 16-11 +763
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 21/120, 16-11 +304
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 40/133, 17-14 +508
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 48/122, 16-15 +217
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 40/136, 17-14 +318
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 99/134, 12-16 -102
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 63/129, 14-14 +75

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 360 Average against: 403
Round 1		Yarnell played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and won 411 to 364 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +47. Yarnell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Yarnell played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 332 to 541 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-1, -162.
Round 3		Yarnell played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 384 to 387 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-2, -165.
Round 4		Yarnell played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 442 to 413 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-2, -136.
Round 5		Yarnell played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 288 to 458 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-3, -306.
Round 6		Yarnell played #81 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-3, -265.
Round 7		Yarnell played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 339 to 335 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-3, -261.
Round 8		Yarnell played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 347 to 315 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-3, -229.
Round 9		Yarnell played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-4, -237.
Round 10		Yarnell played #18 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 418 to 313 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-4, -132.
Round 11		Yarnell played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-5, -174.
Round 12		Yarnell played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 249 to 469 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-6, -394.
Round 13		Yarnell played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and lost 298 to 504 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-7, -600.
Round 14		Yarnell played #130 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 350 to 465 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-8, -715.
Round 15		Yarnell played #31 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 374 to 348 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-8, -689.
Round 16		Yarnell played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-8, -688.
Round 17		Yarnell played #105 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 330 to 371 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-9, -729.
Round 18		Yarnell played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 520 to 341 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-9, -550.
Round 19		Yarnell played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 396 to 437 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-10, -591.
Round 20		Yarnell played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 305 to 412 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-11, -698.
Round 21		Yarnell played #37 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 345 to 433 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-12, -786.
Round 22		Yarnell played #75 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 415 to 309 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-12, -680.
Round 23		Yarnell played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 375 to 425 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-13, -730.
Round 24		Yarnell played #116 Lavonne Teague (Jonesboro, GA) and lost 277 to 473 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-14, -926.
Round 25		Yarnell played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 300 to 441 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-15, -1067.
Round 26		Yarnell recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 10-16, -1117.
Round 27		Yarnell recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 10-17, -1167.
Round 28		Yarnell recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 10-18, -1217.

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