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NSC 2014: Richard Spence [#84]
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On this page, you will find information about
Richard Spence, 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 17-14, +221, and is ranked
#29 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 Richard Spence]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spence_richard_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Spence Home: Tucson, AZ, United States Awards: 2011 NSC 1st Place Div. 2, 2010 NSC 1st Place Div. 4 Hobbies: Competitive Scrabble, mathematics, ping pong, chess |
Round by Round | High score: 497 Average for: 413 Average against: 406 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| Spence played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 335 to 567 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -232. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Scott Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garner_scott.jpg)
| Spence played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 356 to 513 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -389. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Spence played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 471 to 437 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -355. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| Spence played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 401 to 447 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -401. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Robert Kahn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kahn_robert_5.jpg)
| Spence played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 406 to 374 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -369. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jim Pate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pate_jim.jpg)
| Spence played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 413 to 365 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, -321. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Spence played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 414 to 290 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, -197. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| Spence played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 433 to 384 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, -148. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/odom_lisa_3.jpg)
| Spence played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 497 to 329 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +20. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Spence played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 415 to 337 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +98. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Thomas Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_thomas_2.jpg)
| Spence played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 474 to 352 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +220. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| Spence played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 466 to 408 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +278. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jason Li]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/li_jason.jpg)
| Spence played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 358 to 372 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +264. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Noah Walton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/walton_noah_AA001223.jpg)
| Spence played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 401 to 433 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +232. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kramer_jim.jpg)
| Spence played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 491 to 356 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +367. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Spence played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 421 to 488 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +300. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berahovich_leesa_2.jpg)
| Spence played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 418 to 401 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +317. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/edley_joe.jpg)
| Spence played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 380 to 422 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +275. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jim Burlant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/burlant_jim.jpg)
| Spence played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 414 to 458 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +231. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Matthew O'Connor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_connor_matthew_AA001924_1.jpg)
| Spence played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 438 to 325 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +344. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 21 | ![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| Spence played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 362 to 403 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +303. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_roy.jpg)
| Spence played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 436 to 420 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +319. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Spence played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 337 to 533 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +123. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 24 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| Spence played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 437 to 337 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +223. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/del_solar_cesar_3.jpg)
| Spence played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 387 to 450 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +160. | Round 26 | ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
| Spence played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 370 to 417 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +113. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| Spence played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 396 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, +51. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/canik_matt_AA000728.jpg)
| Spence played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 478 to 359 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, +170. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/epstein_j_paul.jpg)
| Spence played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 468 to 442 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +196. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Matt Graham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/graham_matt.jpg)
| Spence played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 383 to 425 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-14, +154. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_3.jpg)
| Spence played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 421 to 354 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-14, +221. |
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