NSC 2013: Geoffrey Newman [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoffrey Newman, 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, +1694, and is ranked #9 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): Geoffrey Surname(s): Newman Home: Brampton, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 644 Average for: 457 Average against: 402
Round 1		Newman played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 510 to 246 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +264.
Round 2		Newman played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 538 to 303 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +499.
Round 3		Newman played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 420 to 455 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +464.
Round 4		Newman played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 391 to 452 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +403.
Round 5		Newman played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 546 to 390 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +559.
Round 6		Newman played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and lost 334 to 460 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +433.
Round 7		Newman played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 421 to 337 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-3, +517.
Round 8		Newman played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 462 to 449 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +530. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Newman played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 644 to 390 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +784.
Round 10		Newman played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 403 to 430 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-4, +757.
Round 11		Newman played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 447 to 457 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +747.
Round 12		Newman played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and won 481 to 450 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +778.
Round 13		Newman played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 313 to 454 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +637.
Round 14		Newman played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 481 to 457 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +661.
Round 15		Newman played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 464 to 414 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +711.
Round 16		Newman played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 459 to 487 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-7, +683.
Round 17		Newman played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-8, +674.
Round 18		Newman played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) again and lost 504 to 541 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, +637.
Round 19		Newman played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 359 to 465 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-10, +531.
Round 20		Newman played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 447 to 389 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, +589.
Round 21		Newman played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 533 to 330 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +792.
Round 22		Newman played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 488 to 373 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +907.
Round 23		Newman played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 539 to 336 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +1110.
Round 24		Newman played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 445 to 287 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +1268.
Round 25		Newman played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 399 to 474 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +1193.
Round 26		Newman played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 496 to 372 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +1317.
Round 27		Newman played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 462 to 379 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +1400.
Round 28		Newman played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 387 to 432 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, +1355.
Round 29		Newman played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 490 to 388 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +1457. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Newman played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 461 to 298 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +1620.
Round 31		Newman played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 464 to 390 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +1694.

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