NSC 2013: Kate Fukawa-Connelly [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Kate Fukawa-Connelly, 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 14-17, -234, and is ranked #87 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): Kate Surname(s): Fukawa-Connelly Home: Lawrenceville, NJ, United States Occupation: educator

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 413 Average against: 421
Round 1		Fukawa-Connelly played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 401 to 392 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Fukawa-Connelly played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and lost 341 to 438 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-1, -88.
Round 3		Fukawa-Connelly played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 422 to 390 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, -56.
Round 4		Fukawa-Connelly played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 507 to 404 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +47. Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fukawa-Connelly played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 367 to 567 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-2, -153. Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fukawa-Connelly played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 396 to 437 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-3, -194. Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Fukawa-Connelly played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 407 to 412 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, -199. Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Fukawa-Connelly played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -211.
Round 9		Fukawa-Connelly played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 319 to 527 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-6, -419.
Round 10		Fukawa-Connelly played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 510 to 403 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-6, -312.
Round 11		Fukawa-Connelly played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 361 to 447 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-7, -398. Fukawa-Connelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Fukawa-Connelly played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 498 to 307 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -207.
Round 13		Fukawa-Connelly played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 363 to 433 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -277.
Round 14		Fukawa-Connelly played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 486 to 387 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -178.
Round 15		Fukawa-Connelly played #52 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 429 to 445 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-9, -194.
Round 16		Fukawa-Connelly played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 508 to 415 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, -101.
Round 17		Fukawa-Connelly played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 415 to 426 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-10, -112.
Round 18		Fukawa-Connelly played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 429 to 340 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-10, -23.
Round 19		Fukawa-Connelly played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 408 to 534 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-11, -149.
Round 20		Fukawa-Connelly played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 348 to 514 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-12, -315.
Round 21		Fukawa-Connelly played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 399 to 277 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-12, -193.
Round 22		Fukawa-Connelly played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 423 to 421 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-12, -191.
Round 23		Fukawa-Connelly played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 425 to 441 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-13, -207.
Round 24		Fukawa-Connelly played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 543 to 370 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-13, -34.
Round 25		Fukawa-Connelly played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 384 to 380 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, -30.
Round 26		Fukawa-Connelly played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 325 to 474 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-14, -179.
Round 27		Fukawa-Connelly played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 326 to 425 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-15, -278.
Round 28		Fukawa-Connelly played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 506 to 329 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-15, -101.
Round 29		Fukawa-Connelly played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 459 to 447 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-15, -89.
Round 30		Fukawa-Connelly played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 358 to 399 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-16, -130.
Round 31		Fukawa-Connelly played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) again and lost 379 to 483 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-17, -234.

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