NSC 2014: Kevin Bowerman [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Bowerman, 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 21-10, +1069, and is ranked #4 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): Kevin Surname(s): Bowerman Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 578 Average for: 416 Average against: 382
Round 1		Bowerman played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 404 to 394 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-0, +10.
Round 2		Bowerman played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 422 to 359 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-0, +73.
Round 3		Bowerman played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 421 to 349 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +145.
Round 4		Bowerman played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 451 to 366 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +230.
Round 5		Bowerman played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 455 to 325 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +360.
Round 6		Bowerman played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 400 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-0, +400.
Round 7		Bowerman played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 428 to 357 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +471. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Bowerman played #125 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and won 552 to 362 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +661. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bowerman played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 461 to 376 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +746. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Bowerman played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 397 to 443 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +700. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Bowerman played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 368 to 383 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +685.
Round 12		Bowerman played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 421 to 297 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +809.
Round 13		Bowerman played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 336 to 333 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +812.
Round 14		Bowerman played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 440 to 340 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-2, +912.
Round 15		Bowerman played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 452 to 392 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-2, +972. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bowerman played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 578 to 348 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-2, +1202.
Round 17		Bowerman played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 289 to 506 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-3, +985.
Round 18		Bowerman played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 315 to 407 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +893.
Round 19		Bowerman played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and won 413 to 359 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +947.
Round 20		Bowerman played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 472 to 320 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-4, +1099. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Bowerman played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 396 to 452 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1043.
Round 22		Bowerman played #32 John Merlau (Kansas City, MO) and won 428 to 361 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1110.
Round 23		Bowerman played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) again and won 428 to 420 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1118.
Round 24		Bowerman played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +1100.
Round 25		Bowerman played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) again and won 414 to 379 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1135.
Round 26		Bowerman played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 387 to 402 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1120.
Round 27		Bowerman played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) again and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1062. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Bowerman played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) again and lost 374 to 505 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +931.
Round 29		Bowerman played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 460 to 302 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1089.
Round 30		Bowerman played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) again and won 447 to 358 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1178.
Round 31		Bowerman played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) again and lost 341 to 450 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +1069. Bowerman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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