NSC 2013: Jeff Martin [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Martin, 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, -131, and is ranked #76 in Division 2.

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): Jeff Surname(s): Martin Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 399 Average against: 404
Round 1		Martin played #95 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 449 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -109.
Round 2		Martin played #63 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 422 to 389 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -76.
Round 3		Martin played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-1, -52.
Round 4		Martin played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 430 to 353 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, +25.
Round 5		Martin played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 428 to 434 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +19.
Round 6		Martin played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 490 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-3, -126.
Round 7		Martin played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 436 to 381 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, -71.
Round 8		Martin played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and lost 316 to 450 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -205.
Round 9		Martin played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 425 to 417 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, -197.
Round 10		Martin played #73 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 400 to 416 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -213.
Round 11		Martin played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 350 to 345 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-5, -208.
Round 12		Martin played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 411 to 359 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-5, -156.
Round 13		Martin played #47 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 550 to 305 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +89.
Round 14		Martin played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 338 to 371 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +56.
Round 15		Martin played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 382 to 424 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, +14.
Round 16		Martin played #53 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and won 417 to 411 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +20.
Round 17		Martin played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 483 to 343 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-7, +160.
Round 18		Martin played #75 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 471 to 350 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-7, +281.
Round 19		Martin played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, +194.
Round 20		Martin played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 392 to 444 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +142.
Round 21		Martin played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 388 to 482 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, +48.
Round 22		Martin played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 305 to 392 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-11, -39. Martin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Martin played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 485 to 241 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, +205.
Round 24		Martin played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 412 to 472 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, +145.
Round 25		Martin played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 383 to 378 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-12, +150.
Round 26		Martin played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 249 to 513 (a spread of -264). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, -114.
Round 27		Martin played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 501 to 374 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +13.
Round 28		Martin played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and lost 412 to 433 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-14, -8.
Round 29		Martin played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 375 to 397 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 14-15, -30.
Round 30		Martin played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 365 to 550 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 14-16, -215.
Round 31		Martin played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 416 to 332 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 15-16, -131.

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