NASC 2015: Geoff Tongue [2-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Tongue, 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 15.5-15.5, +220, and is ranked #37 in Division 2.

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): Geoff Surname(s): Tongue Home: Tacoma, WA, United States Hobbies: photography, tennis, volleyball, travel, art

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 399 Average against: 392
Round 1		Tongue played #69 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 366 to 413 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -47.
Round 2		Tongue played #47 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 455 to 324 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +84.
Round 3		Tongue played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 431 to 345 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +170.
Round 4		Tongue played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 370 to 346 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +194.
Round 5		Tongue played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 342 to 385 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +151.
Round 6		Tongue played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 349 to 387 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +113.
Round 7		Tongue played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 480 to 366 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +227.
Round 8		Tongue played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and lost 428 to 433 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +222. Tongue is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Tongue played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 410 to 437 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, +195.
Round 10		Tongue played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 438 to 407 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-5, +226.
Round 11		Tongue played #44 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 395 to 329 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +292.
Round 12		Tongue played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 394 to 392 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +294.
Round 13		Tongue played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 360 to 454 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +200. Tongue is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Tongue played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and tied at 336. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +200.
Round 15		Tongue played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 349 to 368 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +181.
Round 16		Tongue played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 384 to 315 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +250.
Round 17		Tongue played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 403 to 452 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +201.
Round 18		Tongue played #28 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 459 to 374 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +286.
Round 19		Tongue played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 354 to 403 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +237.
Round 20		Tongue played #43 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 396 to 388 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +245.
Round 21		Tongue played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 383 to 336 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +292. Tongue is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Tongue played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 395 to 460 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +227.
Round 23		Tongue played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 434 to 445 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +216.
Round 24		Tongue played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 387 to 452 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +151.
Round 25		Tongue played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 485 to 431 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +205.
Round 26		Tongue played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 411 to 347 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +269.
Round 27		Tongue played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 355 to 395 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +229.
Round 28		Tongue played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 395 to 401 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +223.
Round 29		Tongue played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 371 to 532 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +62.
Round 30		Tongue played #52 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 432 to 313 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +181.
Round 31		Tongue played #47 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) again and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +220.

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