NSC 2014: Jim Burlant [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Burlant, 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 16.5-14.5, +274, and is ranked #33 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): Jim Surname(s): Burlant Home: Grapevine, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 399 Average against: 390
Round 1		Burlant played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and tied at 325. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Burlant played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 336 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +35.
Round 3		Burlant played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 364 to 408 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -9.
Round 4		Burlant played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 388 to 541 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -162.
Round 5		Burlant played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 375 to 430 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -217.
Round 6		Burlant played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 303 to 434 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1.5-4.5, -348.
Round 7		Burlant played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 420 to 338 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -266.
Round 8		Burlant played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 450 to 346 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -162.
Round 9		Burlant played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 543 to 208 (a spread of 335). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +173.
Round 10		Burlant played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and lost 398 to 444 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +127.
Round 11		Burlant played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 410 to 359 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +178.
Round 12		Burlant played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 443 to 296 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +325.
Round 13		Burlant played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 421 to 392 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +354.
Round 14		Burlant played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 401 to 418 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +337.
Round 15		Burlant played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 430 to 328 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +439.
Round 16		Burlant played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 367 to 431 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +375.
Round 17		Burlant played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 513 to 344 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +544.
Round 18		Burlant played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +564.
Round 19		Burlant played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 458 to 414 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +608.
Round 20		Burlant played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 373 to 350 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +631.
Round 21		Burlant played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 399 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +581.
Round 22		Burlant played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 416 to 374 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +623.
Round 23		Burlant played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 386 to 473 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +536.
Round 24		Burlant played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 365 to 482 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +419.
Round 25		Burlant played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 341 to 520 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +240.
Round 26		Burlant played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 383 to 300 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +323.
Round 27		Burlant played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 542 to 433 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +432.
Round 28		Burlant played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +458.
Round 29		Burlant played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 319 to 369 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +408.
Round 30		Burlant played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 366 to 464 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +310.
Round 31		Burlant played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 391 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +274.

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