NSC 2014: Scott Kitchen [#45]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Kitchen, 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 15-16, -955, and is ranked #49 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): Scott Surname(s): Kitchen Home: Bridgewater, NJ, United States Awards: 1st Place Atlantic City Div. 3 Summer 2006, 1st Place Berlin (NJ) Div. 1 Spring 2008 Hobbies: "Where's George" currency tracking, reading Occupation: Mechanical Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 378 Average against: 412
Round 1		Kitchen played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 349 to 347 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Kitchen played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 396 to 412 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Kitchen played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 411 to 466 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, -69.
Round 4		Kitchen played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 408 to 377 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, -38.
Round 5		Kitchen played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 448 to 384 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +26.
Round 6		Kitchen played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 424 to 437 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +13.
Round 7		Kitchen played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 392 to 448 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-4, -43.
Round 8		Kitchen played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 365 to 377 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-5, -55.
Round 9		Kitchen played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 409 to 386 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, -32.
Round 10		Kitchen played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and won 468 to 324 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +112.
Round 11		Kitchen played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 299 to 476 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, -65.
Round 12		Kitchen played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 342 to 440 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-7, -163.
Round 13		Kitchen played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 314 to 522 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-8, -371.
Round 14		Kitchen played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 326 to 483 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-9, -528.
Round 15		Kitchen played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 499 to 321 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-9, -350.
Round 16		Kitchen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, -300.
Round 17		Kitchen played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 393 to 359 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-9, -266.
Round 18		Kitchen played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 293 to 510 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-10, -483.
Round 19		Kitchen played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 399 to 350 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-10, -434.
Round 20		Kitchen played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 323 to 413 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-11, -524.
Round 21		Kitchen played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 376 to 528 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-12, -676.
Round 22		Kitchen played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 392 to 350 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-12, -634.
Round 23		Kitchen played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 289 to 474 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, -819.
Round 24		Kitchen played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 375 to 454 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-14, -898.
Round 25		Kitchen played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 385 to 371 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-14, -884.
Round 26		Kitchen played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 397 to 366 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, -853.
Round 27		Kitchen played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and won 419 to 366 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-14, -800.
Round 28		Kitchen played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 353 to 465 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, -912.
Round 29		Kitchen played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 293 to 390 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-16, -1009.
Round 30		Kitchen played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 400 to 373 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-16, -982.
Round 31		Kitchen played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) again and won 414 to 387 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-16, -955.

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