NSC 2013: Crayne Spanier [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Crayne Spanier, 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 18-13, +597, and is ranked #24 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): Crayne Surname(s): Spanier Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 377 Average against: 358
Before the Tournament		Spanier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Spanier played #103 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 305 to 357 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Spanier played #137 Pat Nahaczewski (Massapequa, NY) and won 416 to 296 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +68.
Round 3		Spanier played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 404 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, +36.
Round 4		Spanier played #106 Lany Ramos (Montreal QC) and won 439 to 238 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +237.
Round 5		Spanier played #128 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 524 to 313 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +448.
Round 6		Spanier played #2 Randy Urist (San Diego, CA) and won 416 to 325 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +539.
Round 7		Spanier played #49 Margie Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and won 350 to 334 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +555.
Round 8		Spanier played #73 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 394 to 292 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +657.
Round 9		Spanier played #37 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 454 to 377 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +734.
Round 10		Spanier played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 337 to 371 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +700.
Round 11		Spanier played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +731.
Round 12		Spanier played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 306 to 423 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +614.
Round 13		Spanier played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 320 to 349 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +585.
Round 14		Spanier played #81 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and won 323 to 316 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +592.
Round 15		Spanier played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 491 to 339 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +744.
Round 16		Spanier played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 395 to 392 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +747.
Round 17		Spanier played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 354 to 344 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +757.
Round 18		Spanier played #12 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 321 to 385 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +693.
Round 19		Spanier played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 385 to 344 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +734.
Round 20		Spanier played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 393 to 449 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +678.
Round 21		Spanier played #70 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 358 to 334 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +702. Spanier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Spanier played #78 Benjamin Ritter (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 400 to 265 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +837.
Round 23		Spanier played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 386 to 402 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +821.
Round 24		Spanier played #60 Clay Koziol (Fullerton, NE) and lost 347 to 419 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +749.
Round 25		Spanier played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 432 to 330 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-9, +851.
Round 26		Spanier played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 307 to 433 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +725.
Round 27		Spanier played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 340 to 479 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-11, +586.
Round 28		Spanier played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 325 to 348 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +563.
Round 29		Spanier played #139 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 357 to 412 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-13, +508.
Round 30		Spanier played #115 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 377 to 318 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-13, +567.
Round 31		Spanier played #17 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 358 to 328 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +597.
After the Tournament		Spanier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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