NSC 2013: Gary Smart [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Smart, 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 12.5-18.5, -517, and is ranked #111 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): Gary Surname(s): Smart Home: Glendale, AZ, United States Hobbies: Photography, darts, hiking, travel Occupation: Chemist

Round by Round
High score: 456 Average for: 359 Average against: 376
Round 1		Smart played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 377 to 375 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Smart played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 382 to 377 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +7.
Round 3		Smart played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 310 to 355 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-1, -38.
Round 4		Smart played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and won 421 to 294 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +89.
Round 5		Smart played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 264 to 395 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -42.
Round 6		Smart played #31 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and lost 288 to 466 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-3, -220.
Round 7		Smart played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 307 to 500 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-4, -413.
Round 8		Smart played #116 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 419 to 338 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-4, -332.
Round 9		Smart played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and won 434 to 422 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-4, -320.
Round 10		Smart played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 279 to 349 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-5, -390.
Round 11		Smart played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 423 to 284 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-5, -251.
Round 12		Smart played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 425 to 232 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, -58.
Round 13		Smart played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 427 to 397 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, -28.
Round 14		Smart played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 419 to 277 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +114.
Round 15		Smart played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and lost 297 to 463 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-6, -52.
Round 16		Smart played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 376 to 389 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, -65.
Round 17		Smart played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 369 to 383 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, -79.
Round 18		Smart played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 253 to 403 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, -229.
Round 19		Smart played #106 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, -190.
Round 20		Smart played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 440 to 243 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +7.
Round 21		Smart played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 302 to 431 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, -122.
Round 22		Smart played #67 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 305 to 386 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-11, -203.
Round 23		Smart played #75 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and tied at 342. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -203.
Round 24		Smart played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 337 to 451 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -317.
Round 25		Smart played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 357 to 480 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -440.
Round 26		Smart played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -487.
Round 27		Smart played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 319 to 333 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -501.
Round 28		Smart played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and lost 364 to 402 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -539.
Round 29		Smart played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and lost 351 to 371 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -559.
Round 30		Smart played #115 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 456 to 316 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -419.
Round 31		Smart played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 363 to 461 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -517.

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