NSC 2014: Bob Becker [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Becker, 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, -85, and is ranked #42 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): Bob Surname(s): Becker Home: Jefferson, MA, United States Hobbies: Travel, games, golf

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 386 Average against: 389
Round 1		Becker played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Becker played #120 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 418 to 369 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +39.
Round 3		Becker played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 476 to 304 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +211.
Round 4		Becker played #88 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 397 to 402 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +206.
Round 5		Becker played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 378 to 370 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +214.
Round 6		Becker played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 424 to 319 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +319.
Round 7		Becker played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and lost 373 to 469 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +223.
Round 8		Becker played #47 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 394 to 376 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +241.
Round 9		Becker played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 340 to 327 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +254.
Round 10		Becker played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 405 to 399 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +260.
Round 11		Becker played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 366 to 405 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-4, +221.
Round 12		Becker played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and won 425 to 365 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +281.
Round 13		Becker played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 332 to 551 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-5, +62.
Round 14		Becker played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +37.
Round 15		Becker played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 420 to 380 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-6, +77.
Round 16		Becker played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 385 to 347 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +115.
Round 17		Becker played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 428 to 298 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +245.
Round 18		Becker played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 407 to 386 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +266.
Round 19		Becker played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 474 to 377 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +363.
Round 20		Becker played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 369 to 344 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +388.
Round 21		Becker played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 352 to 367 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +373.
Round 22		Becker played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 339 to 415 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +297.
Round 23		Becker played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 482 to 383 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +396.
Round 24		Becker played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 354 to 401 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +349.
Round 25		Becker played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +262.
Round 26		Becker played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 368 to 460 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-11, +170.
Round 27		Becker played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 350 to 390 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-12, +130.
Round 28		Becker played #45 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 315 to 478 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-13, -33.
Round 29		Becker played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and won 361 to 337 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, -9.
Round 30		Becker played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 354 to 465 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 16-14, -120.
Round 31		Becker played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 397 to 362 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 17-14, -85.

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