NSC 2013: Amalan Iyengar [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Amalan Iyengar, 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 19-12, +1252, and is ranked #13 in Division 3.

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): Amalan Surname(s): Iyengar Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States Awards: 2012 NSSC D4 Hobbies: Scrabble, Frisbee, Basketball, programming Occupation: High school student, Shodor Apprentice

Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 409 Average against: 369
Round 1		Iyengar played #133 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 461 to 348 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +113.
Round 2		Iyengar played #75 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +122.
Round 3		Iyengar played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 487 to 256 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +353.
Round 4		Iyengar played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 380 to 401 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +332.
Round 5		Iyengar played #82 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 481 to 279 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +534.
Round 6		Iyengar played #78 Benjamin Ritter (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 338 to 462 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +410.
Round 7		Iyengar played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 577 to 312 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +675.
Round 8		Iyengar played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +613.
Round 9		Iyengar played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 427 to 445 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +595.
Round 10		Iyengar played #20 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 366 to 392 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, +569.
Round 11		Iyengar played #62 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 415 to 382 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +602.
Round 12		Iyengar played #104 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and won 423 to 371 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +654.
Round 13		Iyengar played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 350 to 413 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +591.
Round 14		Iyengar played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 411 to 384 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +618.
Round 15		Iyengar played #55 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and won 446 to 282 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +782.
Round 16		Iyengar played #58 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and won 409 to 402 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +789.
Round 17		Iyengar played #4 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 310 to 397 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +702. Iyengar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Iyengar played #48 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 485 to 284 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +903.
Round 19		Iyengar played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 287 to 442 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +748.
Round 20		Iyengar played #69 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +732.
Round 21		Iyengar played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 463 to 277 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +918.
Round 22		Iyengar played #2 Randy Urist (San Diego, CA) and won 395 to 341 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +972.
Round 23		Iyengar played #23 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and lost 416 to 464 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +924.
Round 24		Iyengar played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and won 384 to 308 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +1000.
Round 25		Iyengar played #115 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 414 to 388 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +1026. Iyengar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Iyengar played #56 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 307 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +1152.
Round 27		Iyengar played #27 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 412 to 423 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +1141.
Round 28		Iyengar played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 410 to 297 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +1254.
Round 29		Iyengar played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 371 to 501 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +1124.
Round 30		Iyengar played #49 Margie Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 400 to 367 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +1157.
Round 31		Iyengar played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 466 to 371 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +1252.
After the Tournament		Iyengar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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