NSC 2013: Jim Burlant [#91]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Burlant, 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 12-19, -1246, and is ranked #115 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): Jim Surname(s): Burlant Home: Grapevine, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 384 Average against: 424
Round 1		Burlant played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 411 to 328 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2		Burlant played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 415 to 365 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +133.
Round 3		Burlant played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 291 to 448 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, -24.
Round 4		Burlant played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 458 to 429 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +5. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Burlant played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 383 to 404 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -16.
Round 6		Burlant played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 446 to 421 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, +9.
Round 7		Burlant played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 413 to 438 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-3, -16.
Round 8		Burlant played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 272 to 442 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-4, -186.
Round 9		Burlant played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 336 to 488 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -338.
Round 10		Burlant played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 334 to 535 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-6, -539.
Round 11		Burlant played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 464 to 339 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-6, -414.
Round 12		Burlant played #80 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 396 to 397 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-7, -415.
Round 13		Burlant played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 477 to 242 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-7, -180.
Round 14		Burlant played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-7, -152.
Round 15		Burlant played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, -131.
Round 16		Burlant played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 404 to 411 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, -138.
Round 17		Burlant played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 378 to 446 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-9, -206.
Round 18		Burlant played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 476 to 472 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-9, -202.
Round 19		Burlant played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 511 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-10, -345.
Round 20		Burlant played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 388 to 522 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-11, -479. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Burlant played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 330 to 425 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-12, -574.
Round 22		Burlant played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 349 to 372 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, -597.
Round 23		Burlant played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 441 to 425 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-13, -581.
Round 24		Burlant played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-14, -610.
Round 25		Burlant played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 334 to 409 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-15, -685.
Round 26		Burlant played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 422 to 355 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-15, -618.
Round 27		Burlant played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 339 to 481 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-16, -760.
Round 28		Burlant played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 366 to 459 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-17, -853.
Round 29		Burlant played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 452 to 378 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-17, -779.
Round 30		Burlant played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 351 to 449 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-18, -877.
Round 31		Burlant played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 202 to 571 (a spread of -369). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 12-19, -1246.

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