NSC 2013: Shannon Burns [#121]

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On this page, you will find information about Shannon Burns, 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 13.5-17.5, -103, and is ranked #96 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): Shannon Surname(s): Burns Home: Airdrie, AB, Canada Awards: 2004-03 Calgary AB; Member of the National Cartoonists Society Hobbies: Hiking, old-time radio, old movies, changing careers

Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 401 Average against: 406
Round 1		Burns played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and tied at 436. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Burns played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 326 to 400 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -74. Burns is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Burns played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 469 to 372 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +23.
Round 4		Burns played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +49.
Round 5		Burns played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 428 to 488 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -11.
Round 6		Burns played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 386 to 378 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3.5-2.5, -3.
Round 7		Burns played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 413 to 444 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -34.
Round 8		Burns played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 409 to 367 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +8.
Round 9		Burns played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 392 to 458 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -58.
Round 10		Burns played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 368 to 460 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -150.
Round 11		Burns played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 387 to 448 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -211.
Round 12		Burns played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -171.
Round 13		Burns played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 460 to 335 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -46.
Round 14		Burns played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 437 to 503 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -112.
Round 15		Burns played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 381 to 498 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -229.
Round 16		Burns played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 537 to 317 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -9.
Round 17		Burns played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 353 to 389 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -45.
Round 18		Burns played #55 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 366 to 414 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -93.
Round 19		Burns played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 454 to 349 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8.5-10.5, +12.
Round 20		Burns played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 421 to 429 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8.5-11.5, +4.
Round 21		Burns played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 358 to 411 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -49.
Round 22		Burns played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 394 to 468 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -123. Burns is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Burns played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 421 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -171.
Round 24		Burns played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 351 to 534 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -354.
Round 25		Burns recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -304.
Round 26		Burns played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 342 to 406 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -368.
Round 27		Burns played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 413 to 390 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -345.
Round 28		Burns played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 470 to 227 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -102.
Round 29		Burns played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 373 to 319 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -48.
Round 30		Burns played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 343 to 432 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -137.
Round 31		Burns played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 421 to 387 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -103.

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