NSC 2013: Bob Becker [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Becker, 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 17-14, +401, and is ranked #39 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): Bob Surname(s): Becker Home: Jefferson, MA, United States Hobbies: Travel, games, golf

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 388 Average against: 375
Round 1		Becker played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 424 to 347 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Becker played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 476 to 345 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +208.
Round 3		Becker played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 392 to 459 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +141.
Round 4		Becker played #39 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 407 to 491 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +57.
Round 5		Becker played #38 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 356 to 324 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +89.
Round 6		Becker played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 396 to 272 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +213.
Round 7		Becker played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 400 to 369 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +244.
Round 8		Becker played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 390 to 459 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +175.
Round 9		Becker played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 460 to 360 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +275. Becker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Becker played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 348 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +246.
Round 11		Becker played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 458 to 332 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +372.
Round 12		Becker played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 449 to 293 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +528.
Round 13		Becker played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 303 to 334 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +497.
Round 14		Becker played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 344 to 399 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +442. Becker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Becker played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 469 to 281 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +630.
Round 16		Becker played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 380 to 371 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +639.
Round 17		Becker played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +655.
Round 18		Becker played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 340 to 324 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +671.
Round 19		Becker played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 300 to 561 (a spread of -261). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +410.
Round 20		Becker played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and won 423 to 393 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +440.
Round 21		Becker played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 436 to 368 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-7, +508.
Round 22		Becker played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 370 to 378 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +500. Becker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Becker played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 333 to 422 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +411. Becker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Becker played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and lost 360 to 403 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +368.
Round 25		Becker played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 349 to 276 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +441.
Round 26		Becker played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 529 to 270 (a spread of 259). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +700.
Round 27		Becker played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 362 to 337 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +725.
Round 28		Becker played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 364 to 469 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +620.
Round 29		Becker played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 342 to 518 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-12, +444.
Round 30		Becker played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 320 to 361 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-13, +403.
Round 31		Becker played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and lost 411 to 413 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-14, +401.

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