NSC 2014: Travis Carlson [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Travis Carlson, 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 18-13, +651, and is ranked #22 in Division 2.

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): Travis Surname(s): Carlson Home: Tucson, AZ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 404 Average against: 383
Round 1		Carlson played #107 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 463 to 458 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Carlson played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 414 to 313 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-0, +106.
Round 3		Carlson played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 373 to 379 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +100.
Round 4		Carlson played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 319 to 425 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -6.
Round 5		Carlson played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 425 to 304 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +115.
Round 6		Carlson played #132 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and won 540 to 279 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +376.
Round 7		Carlson played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 438 to 390 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +424.
Round 8		Carlson played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 319 to 421 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +322.
Round 9		Carlson played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 405 to 353 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +374.
Round 10		Carlson played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and lost 385 to 413 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +346.
Round 11		Carlson played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 415 to 346 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +415.
Round 12		Carlson played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 371 to 337 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +449.
Round 13		Carlson played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 485 to 332 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +602.
Round 14		Carlson played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 419 to 354 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +667.
Round 15		Carlson played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 404 to 311 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +760.
Round 16		Carlson played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 362 to 467 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +655.
Round 17		Carlson played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 383 to 444 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +594. Carlson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Carlson played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 407 to 315 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +686.
Round 19		Carlson played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and won 512 to 443 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +755.
Round 20		Carlson played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 411 to 475 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +691. Carlson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Carlson played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 367 to 352 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +706.
Round 22		Carlson played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 358 to 371 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +693.
Round 23		Carlson played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 291 to 436 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +548.
Round 24		Carlson played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 296 to 450 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-10, +394.
Round 25		Carlson played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 415 to 362 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +447.
Round 26		Carlson played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 372 to 444 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-11, +375.
Round 27		Carlson played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +359.
Round 28		Carlson played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 403 to 453 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, +309.
Round 29		Carlson played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and won 478 to 380 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-13, +407.
Round 30		Carlson played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 462 to 382 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-13, +487.
Round 31		Carlson played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) again and won 446 to 282 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +651.

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