NSC 2014: Brian Galebach [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Galebach, 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, +493, and is ranked #61 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): Brian Surname(s): Galebach Home: Columbia, MD, United States Hobbies: Piano, Singing, Curling Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 407 Average against: 391
Round 1		Galebach played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 423 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -64.
Round 2		Galebach played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 517 to 343 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +110. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Galebach played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 356 to 436 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, +30.
Round 4		Galebach played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 394 to 302 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +122.
Round 5		Galebach played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 458 to 363 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +217.
Round 6		Galebach played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 342 to 447 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +112.
Round 7		Galebach played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 374 to 438 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, +48.
Round 8		Galebach played #75 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 326 to 464 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-5, -90.
Round 9		Galebach played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 430 to 316 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, +24.
Round 10		Galebach played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 454 to 471 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, +7.
Round 11		Galebach played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 388 to 410 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -15.
Round 12		Galebach played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 488 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-8, -177.
Round 13		Galebach played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 402 to 343 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-8, -118.
Round 14		Galebach played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 293 to 488 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-9, -313.
Round 15		Galebach played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 337 to 416 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-10, -392.
Round 16		Galebach played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 537 to 299 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-10, -154.
Round 17		Galebach played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and lost 316 to 395 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-11, -233.
Round 18		Galebach played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 493 to 333 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-11, -73.
Round 19		Galebach played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 510 to 260 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, +177.
Round 20		Galebach played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 395 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-11, +196.
Round 21		Galebach played #72 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 329 to 466 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-12, +59.
Round 22		Galebach played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 379 to 411 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-13, +27. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Galebach played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 364 to 463 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-14, -72.
Round 24		Galebach played #54 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 469 to 365 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-14, +32.
Round 25		Galebach played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 537 to 260 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-14, +309.
Round 26		Galebach played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and won 446 to 432 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-14, +323.
Round 27		Galebach played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 383 to 424 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-15, +282.
Round 28		Galebach played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 428 to 377 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-15, +333.
Round 29		Galebach played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 544 to 284 (a spread of 260). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-15, +593.
Round 30		Galebach played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-16, +552.
Round 31		Galebach played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 352 to 411 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-17, +493.

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