NASC 2015: Jim Burlant [1-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Burlant, 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 15-16, -371, and is ranked #39 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): Jim Surname(s): Burlant Home: Grapevine, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 398 Average against: 410
Round 1		Burlant played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 391 to 411 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Burlant played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 451 to 346 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +85. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Burlant played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 362 to 509 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, -62.
Round 4		Burlant played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 381 to 416 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, -97.
Round 5		Burlant played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 408 to 281 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +30.
Round 6		Burlant played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and won 435 to 430 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +35. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Burlant played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 461 to 389 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-3, +107.
Round 8		Burlant played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 375 to 492 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -10.
Round 9		Burlant played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 327 to 433 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -116.
Round 10		Burlant played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 337 to 471 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-6, -250.
Round 11		Burlant played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 518 to 376 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-6, -108.
Round 12		Burlant played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 430 to 412 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, -90.
Round 13		Burlant played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 412 to 383 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -61.
Round 14		Burlant played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 450 to 393 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, -4. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Burlant played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 265 to 391 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, -130. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Burlant played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, -65.
Round 17		Burlant played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 530 to 479 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, -14. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 18		Burlant played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 309 to 444 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, -149. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Burlant played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 392 to 500 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, -257.
Round 20		Burlant played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 353 to 404 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, -308.
Round 21		Burlant played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 472 to 447 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, -283. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Burlant played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 375 to 433 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, -341.
Round 23		Burlant played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 377 to 394 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-12, -358.
Round 24		Burlant played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 376 to 402 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-13, -384.
Round 25		Burlant played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 495 to 370 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-13, -259.
Round 26		Burlant played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and lost 365 to 372 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-14, -266.
Round 27		Burlant played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 334 to 462 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-15, -394.
Round 28		Burlant played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 389 to 362 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-15, -367.
Round 29		Burlant played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 369 to 472 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-16, -470.
Round 30		Burlant played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 386 to 314 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-16, -398.
Round 31		Burlant played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 389 to 362 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-16, -371.

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