NSC 2013: Jim Kramer [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, 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 16-15, +237, and is ranked #52 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): Jim Surname(s): Kramer Home: Roseville, MN, United States Awards: Starred in the hit movie "Scrabylon"; 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Tennis

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 416 Average against: 409
Round 1		Kramer played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Kramer played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 275 to 546 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-1, -201.
Round 3		Kramer played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 472 to 333 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -62.
Round 4		Kramer played #105 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 414 to 335 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-1, +17.
Round 5		Kramer played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 350 to 420 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -53.
Round 6		Kramer played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 422 to 460 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, -91.
Round 7		Kramer played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 447 to 435 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-3, -79.
Round 8		Kramer played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 349 to 445 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-4, -175.
Round 9		Kramer played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 406 to 510 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-5, -279.
Round 10		Kramer played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 358 to 398 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-6, -319.
Round 11		Kramer played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 546 to 332 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -105.
Round 12		Kramer played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 330 to 478 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-7, -253.
Round 13		Kramer played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 377 to 375 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-7, -251.
Round 14		Kramer played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 390 to 464 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-8, -325.
Round 15		Kramer played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 446 to 371 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, -250.
Round 16		Kramer played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 415 to 508 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, -343.
Round 17		Kramer played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 504 to 378 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-9, -217.
Round 18		Kramer played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 476 to 352 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, -93.
Round 19		Kramer played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 477 to 345 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, +39.
Round 20		Kramer played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 482 to 284 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-9, +237.
Round 21		Kramer played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 371 to 447 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-10, +161.
Round 22		Kramer played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 426 to 455 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, +132.
Round 23		Kramer played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 425 to 380 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-11, +177.
Round 24		Kramer played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 392 to 466 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-12, +103.
Round 25		Kramer played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 395 to 478 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, +20.
Round 26		Kramer played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 465 to 358 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, +127. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Kramer played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 528 to 442 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, +213.
Round 28		Kramer played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 322 to 396 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-14, +139.
Round 29		Kramer played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 434 to 312 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-14, +261.
Round 30		Kramer played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 365 to 481 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-15, +145.
Round 31		Kramer played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) again and won 416 to 324 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-15, +237.

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