NASC 2015: Scott McManus [1-71]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott McManus, 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 8-23, -1478, and is ranked #70 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): Scott Surname(s): McManus Home: Seattle, WA, United States Hobbies: Scrabble, Metal Detecting Occupation: Security Specialist

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 366 Average against: 417
Round 1		McManus played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 377 to 400 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -23. McManus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		McManus played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 268 to 543 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-2, -298. McManus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		McManus played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 431 to 358 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -225.
Round 4		McManus played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 380 to 489 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, -334.
Round 5		McManus played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 332 to 376 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-4, -378.
Round 6		McManus played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 291 to 406 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-5, -493.
Round 7		McManus played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 356 to 345 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-5, -482. McManus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		McManus played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 390 to 281 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-5, -373.
Round 9		McManus played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 368 to 422 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-6, -427.
Round 10		McManus played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 382 to 428 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-7, -473.
Round 11		McManus played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 593 to 367 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, -247.
Round 12		McManus played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 375 to 414 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-8, -286.
Round 13		McManus played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 418 to 490 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-9, -358.
Round 14		McManus played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 339 to 406 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-10, -425.
Round 15		McManus recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-10, -375.
Round 16		McManus played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and won 381 to 293 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-10, -287.
Round 17		McManus played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 422 to 339 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-10, -204.
Round 18		McManus played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 310 to 488 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-11, -382.
Round 19		McManus played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 380 to 436 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-12, -438.
Round 20		McManus played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 354 to 371 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-13, -455.
Round 21		McManus played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 318 to 518 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-14, -655.
Round 22		McManus played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 455 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-15, -736.
Round 23		McManus played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 347 to 506 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-16, -895.
Round 24		McManus played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 305 to 418 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-17, -1008.
Round 25		McManus played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 298 to 413 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-18, -1123.
Round 26		McManus played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 323 to 441 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-19, -1241.
Round 27		McManus played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 354 to 512 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-20, -1399.
Round 28		McManus played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 397 to 464 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-21, -1466.
Round 29		McManus played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 360 to 385 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-22, -1491.
Round 30		McManus played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 298 to 460 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-23, -1653.
Round 31		McManus played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and won 469 to 294 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-23, -1478.

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