NSC 2014: Scott McManus [#129]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott McManus, 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, -1003, and is ranked #101 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): Scott Surname(s): McManus Home: Seattle, WA, United States Hobbies: Scrabble, Metal Detecting Occupation: Security Specialist

Round by Round
High score: 461 Average for: 363 Average against: 399
Round 1		McManus played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 381 to 448 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -67.
Round 2		McManus played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 410 to 318 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, +25.
Round 3		McManus played #89 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +120.
Round 4		McManus played #121 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 386 to 394 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +112.
Round 5		McManus played #108 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 372 to 333 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +151.
Round 6		McManus played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 317 to 409 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +59.
Round 7		McManus played #79 Zachary Dang (Chevy Chase, MD) and lost 278 to 453 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-4, -116.
Round 8		McManus played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 402 to 384 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, -98.
Round 9		McManus played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 339 to 488 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-5, -247.
Round 10		McManus played #119 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 397 to 447 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-6, -297.
Round 11		McManus played #106 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 284 to 482 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-7, -495.
Round 12		McManus played #111 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 257 to 417 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-8, -655.
Round 13		McManus played #130 Yolanda Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-8, -622.
Round 14		McManus played #101 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 326 to 327 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-9, -623.
Round 15		McManus played #87 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 326 to 357 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 5-10, -654.
Round 16		McManus played #99 Lydia Keras (London ON) and lost 299 to 384 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-11, -739.
Round 17		McManus played #107 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 399 to 441 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-12, -781.
Round 18		McManus recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 6-12, -731.
Round 19		McManus played #131 Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) and won 331 to 322 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 7-12, -722.
Round 20		McManus played #93 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 286 to 471 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7-13, -907.
Round 21		McManus played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 428 to 332 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-13, -811.
Round 22		McManus played #128 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and lost 319 to 481 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-14, -973.
Round 23		McManus played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 440 to 302 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 9-14, -835.
Round 24		McManus played #97 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 409 to 322 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-14, -748.
Round 25		McManus played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 350 to 533 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-15, -931.
Round 26		McManus played #136 Christopher Ahlers (Williamsville, NY) and won 403 to 243 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-15, -771.
Round 27		McManus played #117 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 405 to 362 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-15, -728.
Round 28		McManus played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 383 to 501 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-16, -846.
Round 29		McManus played #100 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 389 to 387 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-16, -844.
Round 30		McManus played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and lost 280 to 457 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 13-17, -1021.
Round 31		McManus played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 461 to 443 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 14-17, -1003.

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