NSC 2013: Michael Bray [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Bray, 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 15-16, +326, and is ranked #73 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): Michael Surname(s): Bray Home: Regina, SK, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 378 Average against: 368
Round 1		Bray played #82 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 370 to 409 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -39.
Round 2		Bray played #118 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 397 to 349 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		Bray played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 328 to 484 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-2, -147.
Round 4		Bray played #140 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 409 to 309 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-2, -47.
Round 5		Bray played #101 Zana Anderson (Layton, UT) and won 417 to 366 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-2, +4.
Round 6		Bray played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 300 to 530 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-3, -226.
Round 7		Bray played #87 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 366 to 358 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-3, -218.
Round 8		Bray played #84 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 403 to 263 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-3, -78. Bray is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bray played #55 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and won 414 to 306 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-3, +30.
Round 10		Bray played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-4, -9.
Round 11		Bray played #115 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 408 to 330 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-4, +69.
Round 12		Bray played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 359 to 378 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-5, +50.
Round 13		Bray played #120 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 363 to 424 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-6, -11.
Round 14		Bray played #27 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and won 405 to 288 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +106.
Round 15		Bray played #104 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and lost 344 to 378 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-7, +72.
Round 16		Bray played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 402 to 409 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-8, +65.
Round 17		Bray played #91 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 347 to 323 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, +89.
Round 18		Bray played #8 John Price (Cary, NC) and lost 380 to 430 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, +39.
Round 19		Bray played #34 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and won 483 to 292 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-9, +230.
Round 20		Bray played #111 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 321 to 399 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, +152.
Round 21		Bray played #131 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 423 to 372 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-10, +203.
Round 22		Bray played #11 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and lost 390 to 391 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-11, +202.
Round 23		Bray played #35 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 402 to 331 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-11, +273.
Round 24		Bray played #52 Andy Murphy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 332 to 366 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, +239.
Round 25		Bray played #48 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 379 to 277 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, +341.
Round 26		Bray played #114 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and lost 338 to 362 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-13, +317.
Round 27		Bray played #39 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 424 to 315 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +426.
Round 28		Bray played #113 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 445 to 382 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, +489.
Round 29		Bray played #109 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 362 to 371 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, +480.
Round 30		Bray played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, +466.
Round 31		Bray played #36 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 265 to 405 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 15-16, +326.

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