NSC 2014: Scott Garner [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Garner, 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 19-12, +163, and is ranked #13 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): Scott Surname(s): Garner Home: Memphis, TN, United States

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 409 Average against: 403
Round 1		Garner played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 360 to 438 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Garner played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 513 to 356 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +79.
Round 3		Garner played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 455 to 424 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +110.
Round 4		Garner played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 433 to 306 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +237.
Round 5		Garner played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 342 to 345 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +234.
Round 6		Garner played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 420 to 354 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +300.
Round 7		Garner played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 271 to 452 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +119.
Round 8		Garner played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 329 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +200.
Round 9		Garner played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 456 to 393 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +263.
Round 10		Garner played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 570 to 235 (a spread of 335). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +598.
Round 11		Garner played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 428 to 455 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +571. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Garner played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 374 to 465 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +480.
Round 13		Garner played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 403 to 446 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +437.
Round 14		Garner played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 418 to 401 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +454.
Round 15		Garner played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 437 to 386 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +505.
Round 16		Garner played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 309 to 509 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +305.
Round 17		Garner played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 418 to 378 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +345.
Round 18		Garner played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 562 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +140.
Round 19		Garner played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 294 to 468 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, -34.
Round 20		Garner played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 314 to 408 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, -128.
Round 21		Garner played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 546 to 305 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +113.
Round 22		Garner played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 454 to 447 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, +120. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Garner played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 503 to 430 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +193.
Round 24		Garner played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 441 to 428 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +206. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Garner played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 313 to 435 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +84.
Round 26		Garner played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 413 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +90.
Round 27		Garner played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 364 to 436 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +18.
Round 28		Garner played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 433 to 345 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +106.
Round 29		Garner played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +107.
Round 30		Garner played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 452 to 404 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +155.
Round 31		Garner played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +163.

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