NSC 2013: Richard Frank [#117]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Frank, 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, +682, and is ranked #16 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): Richard Surname(s): Frank Home: Palm Desert, CA, United States Hobbies: Blues harmonica and keyboards

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 376 Average against: 354
Round 1		Frank played #129 Carol Jones (Tucson, AZ) and won 390 to 334 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +56.
Round 2		Frank played #78 Benjamin Ritter (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 369 to 421 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Frank played #37 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 356 to 277 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +83.
Round 4		Frank played #75 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, +42.
Round 5		Frank played #140 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 402 to 340 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +104.
Round 6		Frank played #109 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 375 to 330 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, +149.
Round 7		Frank played #68 Judy Smith (Abbotsford BC) and won 388 to 213 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +324.
Round 8		Frank played #114 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 392 to 360 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +356.
Round 9		Frank played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 348 to 350 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +354.
Round 10		Frank played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 334 to 427 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +261.
Round 11		Frank played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and won 457 to 322 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +396.
Round 12		Frank played #58 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and won 378 to 359 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +415.
Round 13		Frank played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 404 to 376 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +443.
Round 14		Frank played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 373 to 359 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +457.
Round 15		Frank played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 341 to 409 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +389.
Round 16		Frank played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 349 to 466 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-6, +272.
Round 17		Frank played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 359 to 363 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +268.
Round 18		Frank played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 401 to 375 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +294.
Round 19		Frank played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 442 to 287 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +449.
Round 20		Frank played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 286 to 424 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +311.
Round 21		Frank played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 414 to 386 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-8, +339.
Round 22		Frank played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 358 to 339 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-8, +358.
Round 23		Frank played #10 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 361 to 321 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +398.
Round 24		Frank played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 453 to 328 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +523.
Round 25		Frank played #49 Margie Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 349 to 272 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +600.
Round 26		Frank played #60 Clay Koziol (Fullerton, NE) and lost 358 to 395 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-9, +563.
Round 27		Frank played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 352 to 373 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +542.
Round 28		Frank played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) again and won 337 to 294 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-10, +585.
Round 29		Frank played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 340 to 363 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +562.
Round 30		Frank played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 362 to 455 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +469.
Round 31		Frank played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) again and won 456 to 243 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 19-12, +682.

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