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NSC 2014: Ross Brown [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, 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 14-17, +152, and is ranked #62 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

[photo of Ross Brown]

Given name(s): Ross
Surname(s): Brown
Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Awards: BMath, winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s
Hobbies: soccer referee, curler, recreational mathematician, shareware author, linguist
Occupation: software designer
Round by Round

High score: 493
Average for: 393
Average against: 388

Round 1

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Brown played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 440 to 376 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 1-0, +64.

Round 2

[photo of Eric Tran]

Brown played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 307 to 404 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 1-1, -33.

Round 3

[photo of Eric Harshbarger]

Brown played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 335 to 441 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 1-2, -139.

Round 4

[photo of Orry Swift]

Brown played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 420 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 1-3, -226.

Round 5

[photo of Ted Rosen]

Brown played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 332 to 506 (a spread of -174).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 1-4, -400.

Round 6

[photo of Matthew Ridout]

Brown played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 485 to 461 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 2-4, -376.

Round 7

[photo of Adam Ginzberg]

Brown played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 449 to 387 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 3-4, -314.

Round 8

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

Brown played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 385 to 345 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 4-4, -274.

Round 9

[photo of Mike Baron]

Brown played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 348 to 378 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-5, -304.

Round 10

[photo of Seth Lipkin]

Brown played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 360 to 482 (a spread of -122).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 4-6, -426.

Round 11

[photo of Jason Keller]

Brown played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 429 to 450 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 4-7, -447.

Round 12

[photo of David Pearl]

Brown played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 395 to 411 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 4-8, -463.

Round 13

[photo of Robert Kahn]

Brown played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 304 to 331 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 4-9, -490.

Round 14

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Brown played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 488 to 293 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 5-9, -295.

Round 15

[photo of Tom Bond]

Brown played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 270 to 394 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5-10, -419.

Round 16

[photo of Deen Hergott]

Brown played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 471 to 310 (a spread of 161).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 6-10, -258.

Round 17

[photo of Jim Pate]

Brown played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 423 to 224 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 7-10, -59.

Round 18

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Brown played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 444 to 448 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 7-11, -63.

Round 19

[photo of Paul Epstein]

Brown played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 388 to 483 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7-12, -158.

Round 20

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Brown played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 440 to 347 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 8-12, -65.

Round 21

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Brown played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 336 to 447 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8-13, -176.

Round 22

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Brown played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 448 to 331 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9-13, -59.

Round 23

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Brown played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 444 to 334 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 10-13, +51.

Round 24

[photo of Mark Edelson]

Brown played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 422 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 10-14, -57.

Round 25

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Brown played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 354 to 342 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 11-14, -45.

Round 26

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Brown played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 400 to 420 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 11-15, -65.

Round 27

[photo of Michael Baker]

Brown played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 440 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 11-16, -149.

Round 28

[photo of Fern Lindzon]

Brown played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 321 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 12-16, +1.

Round 29

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Brown played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 493 to 253 (a spread of 240).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 13-16, +241.

Round 30

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Brown played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 345 to 482 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 13-17, +104.

Round 31

[photo of Deen Hergott]

Brown played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) again and won 401 to 353 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 14-17, +152.


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