NASC 2015: Maddy Kamen [1-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Maddy Kamen, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 14-17, +599, and is ranked #47 in Division 1.

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): Maddy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Awards: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006 Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, mahjong (takes a "g"), Jumbletime

Round by Round
High score: 599 Average for: 401 Average against: 383
Round 1		Kamen played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Kamen played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 428 to 451 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-2, -50.
Round 3		Kamen played #7 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 360 to 371 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-3, -61.
Round 4		Kamen played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 351 to 388 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-4, -98.
Round 5		Kamen played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 400 to 405 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-5, -103.
Round 6		Kamen played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 326 to 352 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-6, -129. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kamen played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 599 to 316 (a spread of 283). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-6, +154. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Kamen played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 488 to 310 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-6, +332.
Round 9		Kamen played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 363 to 376 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-7, +319.
Round 10		Kamen played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 344 to 436 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-8, +227.
Round 11		Kamen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-8, +277.
Round 12		Kamen played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 399 to 353 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-8, +323.
Round 13		Kamen played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 450 to 441 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-8, +332.
Round 14		Kamen played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-8, +399.
Round 15		Kamen played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 373 to 386 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-9, +386.
Round 16		Kamen played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 445 to 393 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, +438.
Round 17		Kamen played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 488 to 314 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, +612.
Round 18		Kamen played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 236 to 473 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-10, +375. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Kamen played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 407 to 412 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-11, +370.
Round 20		Kamen played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 316 to 363 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-12, +323.
Round 21		Kamen played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 374 to 431 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-13, +266.
Round 22		Kamen played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 362 to 397 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-14, +231.
Round 23		Kamen played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 354 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-14, +339.
Round 24		Kamen played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 391 to 366 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-14, +364.
Round 25		Kamen played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 365 to 400 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-15, +329.
Round 26		Kamen played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 469 to 393 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-15, +405.
Round 27		Kamen played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 334 to 383 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-16, +356.
Round 28		Kamen played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 385 to 387 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-17, +354.
Round 29		Kamen played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 472 to 369 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-17, +457.
Round 30		Kamen played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 386 to 361 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-17, +482.
Round 31		Kamen played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) again and won 458 to 341 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-17, +599.

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