NSC 2013: Roy Kamen [#109]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, who is competing at the 2013 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 #76 in Division 1.

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): Roy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Hobbies: Classic Rock, Word Games

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 389 Average against: 404
Round 1		Kamen played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 357 to 427 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Kamen played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 434 to 291 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +73.
Round 3		Kamen played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 425 to 384 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4		Kamen played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 331 to 518 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -73.
Round 5		Kamen played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 326 to 357 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, -104.
Round 6		Kamen played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 242 to 560 (a spread of -318). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-4, -422.
Round 7		Kamen played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 355 to 346 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-4, -413.
Round 8		Kamen played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 442 to 291 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, -262.
Round 9		Kamen played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 492 to 404 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, -174.
Round 10		Kamen played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 494 to 390 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-4, -70.
Round 11		Kamen played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 339 to 440 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, -171.
Round 12		Kamen played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 320 to 410 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -261.
Round 13		Kamen played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 330 to 466 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-7, -397.
Round 14		Kamen played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 473 to 329 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-7, -253.
Round 15		Kamen played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 411 to 394 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-7, -236.
Round 16		Kamen played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 502 to 433 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-7, -167.
Round 17		Kamen played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 268 to 430 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-8, -329.
Round 18		Kamen played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 381 to 394 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, -342.
Round 19		Kamen played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 416 to 412 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, -338.
Round 20		Kamen played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 415 to 432 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, -355.
Round 21		Kamen played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 467 to 297 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-10, -185. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Kamen played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 341 to 428 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -272.
Round 23		Kamen played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 399 to 466 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-12, -339.
Round 24		Kamen played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 477 to 379 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-12, -241.
Round 25		Kamen played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 336 to 511 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-13, -416.
Round 26		Kamen played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 426 to 353 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-13, -343.
Round 27		Kamen played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 399 to 333 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-13, -277.
Round 28		Kamen played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 321 to 495 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-14, -451.
Round 29		Kamen played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 461 to 402 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-14, -392.
Round 30		Kamen played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 347 to 358 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-15, -403.
Round 31		Kamen played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 330 to 380 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 15-16, -453.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2013 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.