NSC 2013: Brian Galebach [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Galebach, 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 15-16, -460, and is ranked #77 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): Brian Surname(s): Galebach Home: Columbia, MD, United States Hobbies: Piano, Singing, Curling Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 397 Average against: 414
Round 1		Galebach played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 474 to 346 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +128.
Round 2		Galebach played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 372 to 388 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +112.
Round 3		Galebach played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 276 to 424 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -36.
Round 4		Galebach played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 389 to 452 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -99.
Round 5		Galebach played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 404 to 439 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -134.
Round 6		Galebach played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 451 to 358 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -41.
Round 7		Galebach played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 273 to 478 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-5, -246.
Round 8		Galebach played #115 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 415 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-6, -287. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Galebach played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 322 to 417 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-7, -382.
Round 10		Galebach played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 431 to 512 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-8, -463.
Round 11		Galebach played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 351 to 371 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 2-9, -483.
Round 12		Galebach recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-9, -433.
Round 13		Galebach played #111 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 453 to 374 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-9, -354. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Galebach played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 371 to 336 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-9, -319.
Round 15		Galebach played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 368 to 558 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-10, -509. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Galebach played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 335 to 506 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-11, -680.
Round 17		Galebach played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 334 to 423 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-12, -769.
Round 18		Galebach played #122 Noella Ward (Calgary AB) and won 510 to 359 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-12, -618.
Round 19		Galebach played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 483 to 437 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-12, -572.
Round 20		Galebach played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 335 to 444 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-13, -681.
Round 21		Galebach played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 402 to 462 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-14, -741.
Round 22		Galebach played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 369 to 331 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 8-14, -703.
Round 23		Galebach played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 372 to 348 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-14, -679. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Galebach played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 534 to 351 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-14, -496.
Round 25		Galebach played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-15, -506.
Round 26		Galebach played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 369 to 366 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-15, -503.
Round 27		Galebach played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 362 to 489 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-16, -630.
Round 28		Galebach played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 471 to 412 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-16, -571.
Round 29		Galebach played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 417 to 413 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-16, -567.
Round 30		Galebach played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 483 to 423 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 14-16, -507.
Round 31		Galebach played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 15-16, -460.

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