NSC 2013: Chris Cree [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, 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 18-13, +464, and is ranked #26 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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 410 Average against: 395
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Cree played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 469 to 338 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +131. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Cree played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 359 to 491 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -1.
Round 3		Cree played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 485 to 328 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +156.
Round 4		Cree played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 275 to 417 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +14.
Round 5		Cree played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 300 to 405 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-3, -91.
Round 6		Cree played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 460 to 476 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -107.
Round 7		Cree played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-5, -162.
Round 8		Cree played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 427 to 422 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -157. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cree played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 437 to 391 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-5, -111.
Round 10		Cree played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 422 to 349 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, -38.
Round 11		Cree played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 420 to 253 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +129.
Round 12		Cree played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 495 to 287 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +337.
Round 13		Cree played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 421 to 377 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +381.
Round 14		Cree played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 430 to 453 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +358.
Round 15		Cree played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 371 to 401 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +328.
Round 16		Cree played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 378 to 338 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +368.
Round 17		Cree played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 446 to 378 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +436.
Round 18		Cree played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 422 to 394 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +464.
Round 19		Cree played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 570 to 341 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +693.
Round 20		Cree played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 463 to 386 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +770.
Round 21		Cree played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 431 to 331 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +870.
Round 22		Cree played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 479 to 405 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +944. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Cree played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 386 to 384 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-7, +946.
Round 24		Cree played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 345 to 427 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +864. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Cree played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 290 to 479 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +675. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Cree played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 397 to 409 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +663. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Cree played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) again and lost 299 to 567 (a spread of -268). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-11, +395.
Round 28		Cree played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 361 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +379.
Round 29		Cree played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 376 to 360 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-12, +395. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Cree played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 400 to 531 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 17-13, +264.
Round 31		Cree played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 542 to 342 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-13, +464.
After the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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