NSC 2013: Terry Kang Rau [#75]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kang Rau, 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, +23, and is ranked #70 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): Terry Kang Surname(s): Rau Home: Hudson, NY, United States Awards: Most frequently "Winterized." Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis.

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 398 Average against: 397
Round 1		Rau played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 332 to 443 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -111.
Round 2		Rau played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 450 to 339 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3		Rau played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 476 to 262 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +214.
Round 4		Rau played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 434 to 413 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +235.
Round 5		Rau played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 355 to 566 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, +24.
Round 6		Rau played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 469 to 353 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +140.
Round 7		Rau played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 393 to 437 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +96.
Round 8		Rau played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 351 to 360 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, +87. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Rau played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 294 to 502 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-5, -121.
Round 10		Rau played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 535 to 334 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, +80.
Round 11		Rau played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 410 to 461 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, +29.
Round 12		Rau played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 435 to 319 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +145.
Round 13		Rau played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 288 to 406 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, +27.
Round 14		Rau played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 435 to 351 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, +111.
Round 15		Rau played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 356 to 433 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, +34.
Round 16		Rau played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 383 to 381 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, +36.
Round 17		Rau played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 313 to 392 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, -43.
Round 18		Rau played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 467 to 381 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, +43.
Round 19		Rau played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 471 to 309 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, +205.
Round 20		Rau played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 398 to 382 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, +221.
Round 21		Rau played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 413 to 411 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +223.
Round 22		Rau played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 424 to 334 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +313.
Round 23		Rau played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and lost 354 to 402 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +265.
Round 24		Rau played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 381 to 394 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +252. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rau played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-12, +223.
Round 26		Rau played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 363 to 417 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, +169.
Round 27		Rau played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 353 to 541 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, -19.
Round 28		Rau played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 396 to 322 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, +55.
Round 29		Rau played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-15, +41.
Round 30		Rau played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 531 to 457 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, +115.
Round 31		Rau played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) again and lost 324 to 416 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-16, +23.

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