NSC 2013: Darin True [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Darin True, 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 14-17, -483, and is ranked #89 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): Darin Surname(s): True Home: Pontiac, IL, United States Awards: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB) Hobbies: Scrabble, working out

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 388 Average against: 404
Before the Tournament		True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		True played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 348 to 413 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		True played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 498 to 401 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +32.
Round 3		True played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 403 to 353 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +82.
Round 4		True played #125 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 427 to 435 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +74.
Round 5		True played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 394 to 417 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, +51.
Round 6		True played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 441 to 342 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +150.
Round 7		True played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 334 to 340 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, +144.
Round 8		True played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 327 to 409 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, +62.
Round 9		True played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-6, +6.
Round 10		True played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 490 to 394 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, +102.
Round 11		True played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 418 to 265 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +255.
Round 12		True played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 443 to 356 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +342.
Round 13		True played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 500 to 479 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +363. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		True played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 387 to 528 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, +222.
Round 15		True played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 329 to 439 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, +112.
Round 16		True played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 324 to 481 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -45.
Round 17		True played #52 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 460 to 364 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, +51.
Round 18		True played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 278 to 527 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-10, -198.
Round 19		True played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 442 to 353 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, -109.
Round 20		True played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 435 to 408 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, -82.
Round 21		True played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 301 to 424 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, -205.
Round 22		True played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 315 to 422 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-12, -312.
Round 23		True played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 401 to 411 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-13, -322.
Round 24		True played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 326 to 440 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-14, -436.
Round 25		True played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 409 to 355 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, -382.
Round 26		True played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 304 to 466 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, -544.
Round 27		True played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 438 to 352 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-15, -458.
Round 28		True played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 316 to 472 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-16, -614.
Round 29		True played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 352 to 253 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-16, -515.
Round 30		True played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 460 to 352 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 14-16, -407.
Round 31		True played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 369 to 445 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 14-17, -483.

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