NSC 2013: Kay Patterson [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Kay Patterson, 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, +748, and is ranked #8 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): Kay Surname(s): Patterson Home: Fair Oaks, CA, United States Hobbies: movies, travel, opera, horseback riding Occupation: piano teacher

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 395 Average against: 371
Round 1		Patterson played #85 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 460 to 318 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +142.
Round 2		Patterson played #109 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and won 501 to 273 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +370.
Round 3		Patterson played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 363 to 390 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +343.
Round 4		Patterson played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 399 to 367 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +375.
Round 5		Patterson played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +224.
Round 6		Patterson played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 394 to 417 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +201.
Round 7		Patterson played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and lost 321 to 487 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, +35.
Round 8		Patterson played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 347 to 339 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +43. Patterson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Patterson played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and won 441 to 325 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +159.
Round 10		Patterson played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 447 to 394 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +212.
Round 11		Patterson played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 268 to 502 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, -22.
Round 12		Patterson played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 361 to 445 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-6, -106.
Round 13		Patterson played #75 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 330 to 359 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-7, -135.
Round 14		Patterson played #76 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 369 to 307 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-7, -73.
Round 15		Patterson played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 413 to 369 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, -29.
Round 16		Patterson played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 443 to 347 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +67.
Round 17		Patterson played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 392 to 305 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +154.
Round 18		Patterson played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +168.
Round 19		Patterson played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 404 to 356 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +216.
Round 20		Patterson played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 421 to 323 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +314.
Round 21		Patterson played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 518 to 371 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-7, +461.
Round 22		Patterson played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 384 to 334 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +511.
Round 23		Patterson played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and won 373 to 361 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +523.
Round 24		Patterson played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 350 to 490 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-8, +383.
Round 25		Patterson played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 480 to 314 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +549.
Round 26		Patterson played #7 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 451 to 363 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +637.
Round 27		Patterson played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) again and lost 377 to 379 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +635.
Round 28		Patterson played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +637. Patterson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Patterson played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and lost 342 to 410 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-10, +569. Patterson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Patterson played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) again and won 488 to 295 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +762.
Round 31		Patterson played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) for the third time and lost 341 to 355 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +748.
After the Tournament		Patterson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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