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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 | ![[photo of Scott McManus]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcmanus_scott_AA001881.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Nick Meyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/meyer_nick.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Paul Erland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/erland_paul.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Doug Brockmeier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brockmeier_doug_6.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/canik_matt_AA000728.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Steve Bush]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bush_steve_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Mark Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miller_mark.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Alan Kait]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kait_alan.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Wallace Schultz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schultz_wallace_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ross Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_ross_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Robert Kahn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kahn_robert_5.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Judy Newhouse]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/newhouse_judy_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Marlene Milkent]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/milkent_marlene.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tillekeratne_siri.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dambrosio_bruce.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Tasha Asberry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/asberry_tasha.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Tom Bond]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bond_tom.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Joel Elkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/elkins_joel.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Reid Hattaway]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hattaway_reid.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Greg Heidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Norases Vesdapunt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/v/vesdapunt_norases.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| 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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