Carolyn Easter [#86] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Easter, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Easter currently has a record of 16-15, -283, and is ranked #53 in Division 2.

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 Carolyn Easter]

Given name(s): Carolyn
Surname(s): Easter
Home: Birmingham, MI, United States
Awards: Involved in giving the "gift of sight" ie free eyeglasses and exams to the needy here and abroad. Recent trip to Panama.
Hobbies: hiking, antiques, travel
Occupation: Doctor of Optometry
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 25/118, 18-13 +159
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 68/136, 15.5-15.5 +101
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 80/139, 14.5-15.5 -253
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 24/134, 17-11 +247
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 90/129, 13-15 -486

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	92-117 (0.440)
Past 1-12 months	25-29 (0.463)	L WW LLLL W LLLL W LLL WWW L WWWWW L WW L WW LLL W L WW LL W L W LL WW LL WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	18.5-27.5 (0.402)	LLLL WWW L WW L W LL W LLL W LLL WW L W L W LL WW L W LL W LL W LTLLL W
Past 25-36 months	19-27 (0.413)	LL W L WWW LLL W LLLL WW LLLL WW LLL WW LL W L W L WWW LLL W L W LL W
Past 37-48 months	16-21 (0.432)	LLL W L WW L W L W L W L WW LL W LLLLL WW LL W LL W L WW L W
Past 49-60 months	6-10 (0.375)	L W L W LLL W L W LL WW LL
Past 61-72 months	7.5-2.5 (0.750)	TWW LL WWWWW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 389 Average against: 398
Round 1		Easter played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 447 to 475 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Easter had not played Kamen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Easter played #48 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Easter had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Easter played #80 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 397 to 286 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Easter had not played Myers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +115.
Round 4		Easter played #36 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 346 to 439 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Easter had not played Methaset in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, +22.
Round 5		Easter played #22 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and won 435 to 426 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Easter’s record vs. Idalski in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-10 (0.231). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WWLLLLW. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +31.
Round 6		Easter played #100 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 424 to 322 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Horn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +133.
Round 7		Easter played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 319 to 465 (a spread of -146). Before this event, Easter had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, -13.
Round 8		Easter played #28 James L Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 389 to 361 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Easter had not played Kille in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +15.
Round 9		Easter played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 391 to 375 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Easter’s record vs. Dunlop in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +31.
Round 10		Easter played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 409 to 341 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Easter had not played Lipkin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +99.
Round 11		Easter played #72 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 402 to 413 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NOTRE DAME, IN Easter’s record vs. Lakernick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +88.
Round 12		Easter played #6 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 330 to 563 (a spread of -233). Before this event, Easter had not played Bednarz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, -145.
Round 13		Easter played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 352 to 425 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Easter had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, -218.
Round 14		Easter played #105 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 433 to 511 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Easter had not played Hagel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, -296.
Round 15		Easter played #82 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 473 to 311 (a spread of 162). Before this event, Easter had not played Kelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -134.
Round 16		Easter played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 342 to 423 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Easter’s record vs. Tillekeratne in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, -215.
Round 17		Easter played #14 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 423 to 405 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Easter had not played Norris in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, -197.
Round 18		Easter played #85 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 351 to 426 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Easter had not played Cleaveland in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-9, -272.
Round 19		Easter played #83 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 423 to 352 (a spread of 71). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Easter’s record vs. Steele in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, -201.
Round 20		Easter played #10 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 406 to 312 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Edwards in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, -107.
Round 21		Easter played #8 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 520 (a spread of -129). Before this event, Easter had not played Avrin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, -236.
Round 22		Easter played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 419 to 385 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Easter had not played Clifford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-10, -202.
Round 23		Easter played #43 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 407 to 339 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. Bloom in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-10, -134.
Round 24		Easter played #74 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 335 to 396 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Easter had not played Leeds in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, -195.
Round 25		Easter played #16 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 375 to 359 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Easter had not played Fidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, -179.
Round 26		Easter played #39 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 342 to 448 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: BATTLE CREEK, MI Easter’s record vs. True in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-12, -285.
Round 27		Easter played #84 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 371 to 381 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Easter’s record vs. Weiss in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, -295.
Round 28		Easter played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 298 to 424 (a spread of -126). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Easter’s record vs. Bohnsack in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, -421.
Round 29		Easter played #55 Mark Berg (New York, NY) and won 379 to 329 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Easter had not played Berg in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, -371.
Round 30		Easter played #35 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 492 to 272 (a spread of 220). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Easter’s record vs. LaPrelle in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-14, -151.
Round 31		Easter played #45 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 343 to 475 (a spread of -132). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NOTRE DAME, IN Easter’s record vs. Slankard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-15, -283.

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