NSC 2014: Roy Kamen [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, 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 15-16, +7, and is ranked #52 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): Roy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Hobbies: Classic Rock, Word Games

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 402 Average against: 402
Round 1		Kamen played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 511 to 270 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +241. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Kamen played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 270 to 380 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +131.
Round 3		Kamen played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 298 to 575 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -146.
Round 4		Kamen played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -143.
Round 5		Kamen played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 450 to 313 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, -6.
Round 6		Kamen played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 393 to 403 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, -16.
Round 7		Kamen played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 371 to 457 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, -102.
Round 8		Kamen played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 396 to 383 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, -89.
Round 9		Kamen played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, -31.
Round 10		Kamen played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 413 to 403 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, -21.
Round 11		Kamen played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 348 to 372 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, -45.
Round 12		Kamen played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 292 to 559 (a spread of -267). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -312.
Round 13		Kamen played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 317 to 390 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-7, -385.
Round 14		Kamen played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 472 to 298 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, -211.
Round 15		Kamen played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 518 to 399 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, -92.
Round 16		Kamen played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 405 to 392 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, -79.
Round 17		Kamen played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 468 to 362 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +27.
Round 18		Kamen played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 377 to 385 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +19.
Round 19		Kamen played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 463 to 362 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +120.
Round 20		Kamen played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 372 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +128.
Round 21		Kamen played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 411 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +69.
Round 22		Kamen played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 420 to 436 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +53.
Round 23		Kamen played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 369 to 493 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -71.
Round 24		Kamen played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 513 to 331 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +111.
Round 25		Kamen played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 409 to 440 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, +80.
Round 26		Kamen played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 314 to 443 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -49.
Round 27		Kamen played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 433 to 542 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-14, -158.
Round 28		Kamen played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 385 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, -167.
Round 29		Kamen played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 514 to 365 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-15, -18.
Round 30		Kamen played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and lost 362 to 421 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-16, -77.
Round 31		Kamen played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) again and won 454 to 370 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-16, +7.

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