NSC 2013: Sam Towne [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Sam Towne, 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 20-11, +1348, and is ranked #6 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): Sam Surname(s): Towne Home: Kempton, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 547 Average for: 415 Average against: 371
Round 1		Towne played #36 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 385 to 305 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +80.
Round 2		Towne played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 470 to 400 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +150.
Round 3		Towne played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 408 to 412 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +146. Towne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Towne played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 294 to 421 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +19.
Round 5		Towne played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 401 to 414 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, +6.
Round 6		Towne played #58 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 375 to 305 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, +76.
Round 7		Towne played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 425 to 404 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +97.
Round 8		Towne played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 459 to 368 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +188. Towne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Towne played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 367 to 302 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +253.
Round 10		Towne played #71 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 364 to 363 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +254.
Round 11		Towne played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 338 to 376 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +216.
Round 12		Towne played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 437 to 338 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +315.
Round 13		Towne played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 302 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +407.
Round 14		Towne played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 375 to 345 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +437.
Round 15		Towne played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 360 to 369 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +428.
Round 16		Towne played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 522 to 323 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +627.
Round 17		Towne played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 468 to 341 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +754.
Round 18		Towne played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 324 to 409 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +669.
Round 19		Towne played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 547 to 282 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +934.
Round 20		Towne played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 393 to 423 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +904.
Round 21		Towne played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +957.
Round 22		Towne played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 370 to 482 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +845.
Round 23		Towne played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 482 to 373 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +954.
Round 24		Towne played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) again and won 482 to 401 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +1035.
Round 25		Towne played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 410 to 308 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1137.
Round 26		Towne played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 394 to 403 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +1128. Towne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Towne played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) again and won 433 to 329 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +1232.
Round 28		Towne played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 383 to 489 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +1126. Towne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Towne played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) again and lost 435 to 456 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +1105.
Round 30		Towne played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +1179.
Round 31		Towne played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) for the third time and won 531 to 362 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +1348.
After the Tournament		Towne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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