NSC 2013: Timothy Bottorff [#76]

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On this page, you will find information about Timothy Bottorff, 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, -228, and is ranked #29 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): Timothy Surname(s): Bottorff Home: Orlando, FL, United States Occupation: Librarian

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 399 Average against: 406
Round 1		Bottorff played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 437 to 321 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +116.
Round 2		Bottorff played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 455 to 406 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +165.
Round 3		Bottorff played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 386 to 491 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +60.
Round 4		Bottorff played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 396 to 448 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +8.
Round 5		Bottorff played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 347 to 350 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, +5.
Round 6		Bottorff played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 360 to 401 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -36.
Round 7		Bottorff played #94 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 467 to 367 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, +64.
Round 8		Bottorff played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 379 to 367 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, +76.
Round 9		Bottorff played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +141.
Round 10		Bottorff played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 276 to 456 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-5, -39.
Round 11		Bottorff played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 448 to 387 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +22.
Round 12		Bottorff played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 397 to 524 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, -105.
Round 13		Bottorff played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 377 to 421 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -149.
Round 14		Bottorff played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 333 to 483 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-8, -299.
Round 15		Bottorff played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 324 to 502 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-9, -477.
Round 16		Bottorff played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 384 to 360 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-9, -453.
Round 17		Bottorff played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 421 to 386 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, -418.
Round 18		Bottorff played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 389 to 461 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -490.
Round 19		Bottorff played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 418 to 381 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-10, -453.
Round 20		Bottorff played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 365 to 436 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-11, -524.
Round 21		Bottorff played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 425 to 330 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-11, -429.
Round 22		Bottorff played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 410 to 312 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, -331.
Round 23		Bottorff played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 411 to 401 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-11, -321.
Round 24		Bottorff played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 443 to 428 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-11, -306.
Round 25		Bottorff played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 452 to 481 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-12, -335.
Round 26		Bottorff played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 417 to 363 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-12, -281.
Round 27		Bottorff played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 319 to 457 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-13, -419.
Round 28		Bottorff played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 457 to 445 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-13, -407.
Round 29		Bottorff played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 402 to 342 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-13, -347.
Round 30		Bottorff played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 344 to 309 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-13, -312.
Round 31		Bottorff played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 502 to 418 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 18-13, -228.

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