NSC 2014: Mpakaboari Jack [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Mpakaboari Jack, 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 16-15, +406, and is ranked #34 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): Mpakaboari Surname(s): Jack Home: Nigeria

Round by Round
High score: 554 Average for: 425 Average against: 412
Round 1		Jack played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 457 to 377 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +80.
Round 2		Jack played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 554 to 264 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +370.
Round 3		Jack played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and won 437 to 423 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +384.
Round 4		Jack played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 437 to 438 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +383. Jack is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Jack played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 410 to 451 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +342.
Round 6		Jack played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 421 to 519 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, +244.
Round 7		Jack played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 462 to 361 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +345.
Round 8		Jack played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 389 to 423 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, +311.
Round 9		Jack played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 380 to 401 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, +290.
Round 10		Jack played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 541 to 390 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, +441.
Round 11		Jack played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 295 to 520 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-6, +216.
Round 12		Jack played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 492 to 411 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, +297.
Round 13		Jack played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 373 to 433 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-7, +237.
Round 14		Jack played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 395 to 380 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +252.
Round 15		Jack played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 375 to 409 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, +218.
Round 16		Jack played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 416 to 482 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-9, +152.
Round 17		Jack played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 493 to 362 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-9, +283.
Round 18		Jack played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 487 to 385 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-9, +385.
Round 19		Jack played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 407 to 348 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, +444.
Round 20		Jack played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 364 to 468 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, +340.
Round 21		Jack played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 348 to 450 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-11, +238.
Round 22		Jack played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 432 to 387 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, +283.
Round 23		Jack played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 370 to 374 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, +279.
Round 24		Jack played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 460 to 412 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, +327.
Round 25		Jack played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 462 to 446 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, +343.
Round 26		Jack played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 459 to 350 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +452.
Round 27		Jack played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and won 421 to 418 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +455.
Round 28		Jack played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 484 to 389 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +550.
Round 29		Jack played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 385 to 421 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +514.
Round 30		Jack played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 408 to 444 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, +478.
Round 31		Jack played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 374 to 446 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, +406.

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