NSC 2013: Geoff Thevenot [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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 21-10, +1027, and is ranked #3 in Division 5.

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): Geoff Surname(s): Thevenot Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: 2006 US Scrabble Open (runner-up); member of U.S. team at 2007 CanAm and 2007 and 2009 WSCs Hobbies: music, tennis, reading

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 435 Average against: 402
Round 1		Thevenot played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 499 to 385 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +114.
Round 2		Thevenot played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 444 to 364 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +194.
Round 3		Thevenot played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 553 to 366 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +381.
Round 4		Thevenot played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 548 to 328 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +601.
Round 5		Thevenot played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 487 to 311 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +777. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Thevenot played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 481 to 475 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +783.
Round 7		Thevenot played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 442 to 359 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +866. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Thevenot played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +890.
Round 9		Thevenot played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 469 to 372 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +987. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Thevenot played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 501 to 413 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +1075.
Round 11		Thevenot played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and won 440 to 398 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-0, +1117. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Thevenot played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 320 to 515 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +922. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Thevenot played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 361 to 482 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +801. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Thevenot played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 530 to 415 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +916. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Thevenot played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) again and won 460 to 379 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +997. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Thevenot played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 423 to 468 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +952. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Thevenot played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 448 to 420 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +980. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Thevenot played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1020.
Round 19		Thevenot played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 324 to 478 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +866.
Round 20		Thevenot played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 376 to 493 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +749. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Thevenot played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 470 to 333 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +886. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Thevenot played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 414 to 430 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-6, +870. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Thevenot played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) again and lost 314 to 432 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +752. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Thevenot played #39 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 344 to 506 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +590.
Round 25		Thevenot played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 434 to 496 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +528.
Round 26		Thevenot played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 430 to 357 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +601.
Round 27		Thevenot played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and won 353 to 339 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +615. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Thevenot played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 424 to 400 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +639.
Round 29		Thevenot played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and won 525 to 356 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +808.
Round 30		Thevenot played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 517 to 289 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1036.
Round 31		Thevenot played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) for the third time and lost 379 to 388 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1027. Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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