NASC 2015: Terry Kang Rau [1-62]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kang Rau, 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 16-15, -272, and is ranked #29 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): Terry Kang Surname(s): Rau Home: Hudson, NY, United States Awards: Most frequently "Winterized." Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis.

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 398 Average against: 407
Round 1		Rau played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 380 to 339 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +41. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rau played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +78. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Rau played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 509 to 378 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +209. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Rau played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 307 to 434 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +82. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rau played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 376 to 470 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, -12. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rau played #27 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 408 to 496 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, -100. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Rau played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 405 to 458 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, -153. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Rau played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 354 to 456 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, -255.
Round 9		Rau played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 481 to 337 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-5, -111. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Rau played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 286 to 456 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-6, -281. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Rau played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 437 to 332 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, -176. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Rau played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 445 to 349 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-6, -80. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Rau played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 394 to 346 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, -32. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Rau played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 376 to 392 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-7, -48. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rau played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 449 to 421 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, -20. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rau played #36 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 328 to 458 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-8, -150. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Rau played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 421 to 431 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, -160. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Rau played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 317 to 476 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-10, -319. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Rau played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 412 to 407 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-10, -314. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Rau played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 434 to 337 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, -217. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Rau played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 379 to 376 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-10, -214. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rau played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 420 to 447 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-11, -241.
Round 23		Rau played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 364 to 415 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-12, -292.
Round 24		Rau played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 250 to 568 (a spread of -318). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-13, -610.
Round 25		Rau played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 481 to 518 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-14, -647.
Round 26		Rau played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 460 to 420 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-14, -607.
Round 27		Rau played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 370 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-15, -628.
Round 28		Rau played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 443 to 379 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, -564.
Round 29		Rau played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 380 to 362 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-15, -546.
Round 30		Rau played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 515 to 319 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, -350.
Round 31		Rau played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and won 370 to 292 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-15, -272.

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