NSC 2014: Geoffrey Newman [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoffrey Newman, 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, -537, and is ranked #16 in Division 5.

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): Geoffrey Surname(s): Newman Home: Brampton, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 417 Average against: 436
Round 1		Newman played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 448 to 393 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Newman played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 407 to 402 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +60. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Newman played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 484 to 447 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +97.
Round 4		Newman played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 300 to 539 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, -142.
Round 5		Newman played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 410 to 501 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, -233.
Round 6		Newman played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 445 to 444 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, -232.
Round 7		Newman played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 369 to 481 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, -344.
Round 8		Newman played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 431 to 395 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, -308.
Round 9		Newman played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 475 to 438 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, -271.
Round 10		Newman played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 416 to 497 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, -352.
Round 11		Newman played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 531 to 498 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, -319. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Newman played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 389 to 607 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, -537. Newman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Newman played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 460 to 420 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, -497.
Round 14		Newman played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 291 to 501 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, -707.
Round 15		Newman played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 441 to 489 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, -755.
Round 16		Newman played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 334 to 484 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-8, -905.
Round 17		Newman played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 359 to 450 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, -996.
Round 18		Newman played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 457 to 405 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, -944.
Round 19		Newman played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 365 to 412 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-10, -991.
Round 20		Newman played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 419 to 349 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-10, -921.
Round 21		Newman played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 362 to 434 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-11, -993.
Round 22		Newman played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 468 to 338 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-11, -863.
Round 23		Newman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-11, -813.
Round 24		Newman played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 382 to 363 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, -794.
Round 25		Newman played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 495 to 386 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-11, -685.
Round 26		Newman played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 375 to 360 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, -670.
Round 27		Newman played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 448 to 416 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, -638.
Round 28		Newman played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 472 to 318 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, -484.
Round 29		Newman played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 408 to 464 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, -540.
Round 30		Newman played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 448 to 438 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, -530.
Round 31		Newman played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 406 to 413 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, -537.

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