NSC 2013: Kay Faust [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Kay Faust, 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 2-29, -4538, and is ranked #39 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): Kay Surname(s): Faust Home: Baltimore, VT, United States

Round by Round
High score: 389 Average for: 304 Average against: 457
Round 1		Faust played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 266 to 517 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -251.
Round 2		Faust played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 303 to 538 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -486.
Round 3		Faust played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 249 to 418 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-3, -655.
Round 4		Faust played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 245 to 458 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-4, -868.
Round 5		Faust played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 331 to 435 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-5, -972.
Round 6		Faust played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 265 to 491 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-6, -1198.
Round 7		Faust played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 338 to 378 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-7, -1238.
Round 8		Faust played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 324 to 427 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-8, -1341.
Round 9		Faust played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and lost 323 to 408 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-9, -1426.
Round 10		Faust played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 334 to 425 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-10, -1517.
Round 11		Faust played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 269 to 464 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-11, -1712.
Round 12		Faust played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 335 to 433 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-12, -1810.
Round 13		Faust played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 363 to 383 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-13, -1830.
Round 14		Faust played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 285 to 475 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-14, -2020.
Round 15		Faust played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 272 to 580 (a spread of -308). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-15, -2328.
Round 16		Faust played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 368 to 449 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-16, -2409.
Round 17		Faust played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 380 to 340 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-16, -2369.
Round 18		Faust played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 312 to 476 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-17, -2533.
Round 19		Faust played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 389 to 503 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-18, -2647. Faust is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Faust played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 274 to 527 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-19, -2900.
Round 21		Faust played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 339 to 569 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-20, -3130.
Round 22		Faust recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-20, -3080.
Round 23		Faust played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and lost 295 to 392 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-21, -3177.
Round 24		Faust played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 258 to 574 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-22, -3493. Faust is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Faust played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 303 to 458 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-23, -3648.
Round 26		Faust played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 221 to 481 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-24, -3908.
Round 27		Faust played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 265 to 473 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-25, -4116. Faust is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28		Faust played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 364 to 489 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-26, -4241.
Round 29		Faust played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 257 to 424 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-27, -4408.
Round 30		Faust played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) again and lost 284 to 348 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-28, -4472.
Round 31		Faust played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) for the third time and lost 309 to 375 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-29, -4538.

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