NSC 2013: Marvin Kraus [#29]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Marvin Kraus, 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, +655, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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): Marvin Surname(s): Kraus Home: Newton, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 371 Average against: 350
Round 1		Kraus played #57 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 336 to 296 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Kraus played #86 Ruth Haywood (Vancouver BC) and won 383 to 283 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +140. Kraus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kraus played #13 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and lost 331 to 450 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +21.
Round 4		Kraus played #75 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 424 to 427 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +18.
Round 5		Kraus played #36 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 348 to 271 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +95.
Round 6		Kraus played #79 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and lost 355 to 396 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +54.
Round 7		Kraus played #58 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and won 432 to 341 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +145.
Round 8		Kraus played #18 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 264 to 405 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +4.
Round 9		Kraus played #81 Carmela Long (Thornhill ON) and won 390 to 299 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +95.
Round 10		Kraus played #61 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and won 364 to 274 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +185.
Round 11		Kraus played #48 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 419 to 348 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +256.
Round 12		Kraus played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 442 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +156.
Round 13		Kraus played #22 Phil Seitzer (Davis, CA) and lost 370 to 375 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +151.
Round 14		Kraus played #62 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 413 to 378 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +186.
Round 15		Kraus played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 372 to 237 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +321.
Round 16		Kraus played #53 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 351 to 374 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +298.
Round 17		Kraus played #12 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and won 356 to 354 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +300. Kraus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Kraus played #68 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and won 462 to 307 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +455.
Round 19		Kraus played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 405 to 357 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +503.
Round 20		Kraus played #3 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 428 to 300 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +631.
Round 21		Kraus played #23 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 348 to 266 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +713.
Round 22		Kraus played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 298 to 382 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +629.
Round 23		Kraus played #47 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 335 to 411 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +553.
Round 24		Kraus played #39 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and lost 340 to 396 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +497.
Round 25		Kraus played #28 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 458 to 267 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +688.
Round 26		Kraus played #17 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 385 to 315 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +758.
Round 27		Kraus played #65 Cindy Zimmerman (Unknown city, NE) and won 383 to 299 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +842.
Round 28		Kraus played #19 Robin Gates (Dallas, TX) and won 452 to 313 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +981.
Round 29		Kraus played #24 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) again and lost 284 to 512 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +753. Kraus is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Kraus played #74 Nikhil Joshi (Davis, CA) and lost 368 to 415 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, +706.
Round 31		Kraus played #45 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 314 to 365 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +655.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2013 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.