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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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