October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Roberta Borenstein [#11]

On this page, you will find information about Roberta Borenstein, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-5, -42, and is ranked #6 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 Roberta Borenstein]

Given name(s): Roberta
Surname(s): Borenstein
Home: Wilton, CT, United States
Awards: President, Women's Stockbrokers Assoc. 1970-71
Hobbies: travel, reading, scrabble
Occupation: Stockbroker-VP Investments
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 184/302, 10-12 +184
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 82/149, 13-14 -16
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 82/149, 13-14 -16
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 133/176, 12-15 -372
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 171/176, 8-16 -869
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 38/118, 17-14 +105
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 113/150, 13-17 -267

Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 365 Average against: 368
Round 1		Borenstein played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 355 to 340 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2		Borenstein played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 394 to 319 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +90.
Round 3		Borenstein played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +75.
Round 4		Borenstein played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 397 to 317 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +155.
Round 5		Borenstein played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 403 to 284 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +274.
Round 6		Borenstein played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 383 to 375 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +282. Borenstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Borenstein played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 447 to 309 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +420. Borenstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Borenstein played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 392 to 391 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +421.
Round 9		Borenstein played #31 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 324 to 295 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +450.
Round 10		Borenstein played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 384 to 351 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +483.
Round 11		Borenstein played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 325 to 367 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +441.
Round 12		Borenstein played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 277 to 456 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +262.
Round 13		Borenstein played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) again and won 375 to 374 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +263. Borenstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Borenstein played #24 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 347 to 405 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +205.
Round 15		Borenstein played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) again and lost 278 to 525 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, -42. Borenstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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