NSC 2014: Seth Lipkin [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, who is competing at the 2014 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 18.5-12.5, +982, and is ranked #15 in Division 1.

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): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Hopkinton, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin

Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 421 Average against: 390
Round 1		Lipkin played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 407 to 447 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -40.
Round 2		Lipkin played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 374 to 455 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3		Lipkin played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 398 to 378 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -101. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Lipkin played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 436 to 265 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, +70.
Round 5		Lipkin played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 378 to 405 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, +43.
Round 6		Lipkin played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 403 to 393 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +53.
Round 7		Lipkin played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 444 to 308 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +189.
Round 8		Lipkin played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 338 to 445 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +82.
Round 9		Lipkin played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 390 to 413 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-5, +59.
Round 10		Lipkin played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 482 to 360 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +181.
Round 11		Lipkin played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 577 to 359 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +399.
Round 12		Lipkin played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 400 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-6, +327.
Round 13		Lipkin played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 372 to 440 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-7, +259.
Round 14		Lipkin played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 353 to 536 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-8, +76.
Round 15		Lipkin played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 378 to 440 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-9, +14. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Lipkin played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 444 to 374 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-9, +84.
Round 17		Lipkin played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 462 to 320 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +226.
Round 18		Lipkin played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 426 to 316 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-9, +336.
Round 19		Lipkin played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and tied at 402. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +336.
Round 20		Lipkin played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 428 to 311 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +453.
Round 21		Lipkin played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 370 to 377 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +446.
Round 22		Lipkin played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 332 to 401 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +377.
Round 23		Lipkin played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 348 to 388 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +337.
Round 24		Lipkin played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 517 to 417 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +437.
Round 25		Lipkin played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 414 to 377 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +474.
Round 26		Lipkin played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 489 to 386 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +577.
Round 27		Lipkin played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 484 to 445 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +616.
Round 28		Lipkin played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 518 to 372 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +762.
Round 29		Lipkin played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 424 to 409 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +777.
Round 30		Lipkin played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 464 to 366 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +875.
Round 31		Lipkin played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 484 to 377 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +982.

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