NSC 2013: Maddy Kamen [#47]

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On this page, you will find information about Maddy 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 18-13, +487, and is ranked #24 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): Maddy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Awards: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006 Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, mahjong (takes a "g"), Jumbletime

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 412 Average against: 396
Round 1		Kamen played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 321 to 437 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -116.
Round 2		Kamen played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 371 to 473 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-2, -218.
Round 3		Kamen played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 443 to 397 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-2, -172.
Round 4		Kamen played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 434 to 408 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, -146.
Round 5		Kamen played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 549 to 375 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-2, +28.
Round 6		Kamen played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 476 to 460 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-2, +44.
Round 7		Kamen played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 513 to 321 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +236.
Round 8		Kamen played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 430 to 382 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +284.
Round 9		Kamen played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 508 to 386 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +406.
Round 10		Kamen played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 433 to 307 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +532. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kamen played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 435 to 358 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +609. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Kamen played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 346 to 438 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +517. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Kamen played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 420 to 431 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +506. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Kamen played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 381 to 444 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +443.
Round 15		Kamen played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 421 to 401 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +463.
Round 16		Kamen played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 337 to 423 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-6, +377.
Round 17		Kamen played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 357 to 380 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-7, +354. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Kamen played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 393 to 279 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +468.
Round 19		Kamen played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 364 to 453 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +379.
Round 20		Kamen played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 435 to 399 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +415.
Round 21		Kamen played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 432 to 331 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +516.
Round 22		Kamen played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 480 to 345 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +651.
Round 23		Kamen played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 438 to 303 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +786.
Round 24		Kamen played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and won 437 to 297 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +926.
Round 25		Kamen played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) again and lost 371 to 481 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +816. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Kamen played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 363 to 461 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +718. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27		Kamen played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 293 to 486 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +525. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Kamen played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 449 to 456 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +518.
Round 29		Kamen played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 332 to 400 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-13, +450.
Round 30		Kamen played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 428 to 416 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, +462.
Round 31		Kamen played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 380 to 355 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +487.

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