NASC 2015: Alan Kait [1-72]

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Kait, 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 11-20, -971, and is ranked #66 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): Alan Surname(s): Kait Home: Lompoc, CA, United States Hobbies: Flying & Music Occupation: Musician

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 368 Average against: 402
Round 1		Kait played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 389 to 429 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -40.
Round 2		Kait played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 384 to 420 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-2, -76.
Round 3		Kait played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 358 to 359 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-3, -77. Kait is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Kait played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 389 to 358 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-3, -46.
Round 5		Kait played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 425 to 383 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-3, -4.
Round 6		Kait played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 383 to 401 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-4, -22.
Round 7		Kait played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 441 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-5, -84.
Round 8		Kait played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and lost 281 to 390 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-6, -193.
Round 9		Kait played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 336 to 309 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-6, -166. Kait is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Kait played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 307 to 443 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-7, -302.
Round 11		Kait played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 391 to 492 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-8, -403.
Round 12		Kait played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 353 to 399 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-9, -449.
Round 13		Kait played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 325 to 439 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-10, -563.
Round 14		Kait recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-10, -513.
Round 15		Kait played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and won 395 to 324 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, -442.
Round 16		Kait played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 457 to 370 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-10, -355.
Round 17		Kait played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 398 to 486 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-11, -443.
Round 18		Kait played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 334 to 416 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-12, -525.
Round 19		Kait played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 390 to 366 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-12, -501.
Round 20		Kait played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 397 to 452 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-13, -556.
Round 21		Kait played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 381 to 485 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-14, -660.
Round 22		Kait played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 406 to 356 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-14, -610.
Round 23		Kait played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 383 to 436 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-15, -663.
Round 24		Kait played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 347 to 318 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-15, -634.
Round 25		Kait played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 388 to 317 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-15, -563.
Round 26		Kait played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 343 to 340 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-15, -560.
Round 27		Kait played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 340 to 434 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-16, -654.
Round 28		Kait played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 362 to 389 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-17, -681.
Round 29		Kait played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 338 to 418 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-18, -761.
Round 30		Kait played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 347 to 502 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-19, -916.
Round 31		Kait played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 329 to 384 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-20, -971.

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