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NASC 2015: Ken Smith [2-53]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Smith, 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, -313, and is ranked #34 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

[photo of Ken Smith]

Given name(s): Ken
Surname(s): Smith
Home: Pukalani, HI, United States
Hobbies: Running, Reading, Scrabble, Swimming
Occupation: RealtorŪ
Round by Round

High score: 484
Average for: 380
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Smith played #43 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 478 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 0-1, -164.

Round 2

[photo of Kevin Fraley]

Smith played #4 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 330 to 494 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 0-2, -328.

Round 3

[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]

Smith played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 1-2, -326.

Round 4

[photo of Arun Methaset]

Smith played #9 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 398 to 345 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 2-2, -273.

Round 5

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Smith played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 433 to 409 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 3-2, -249.

Round 6

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Smith played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 452 to 353 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 4-2, -150.

Round 7

[photo of Gerry Greenside]

Smith played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 392 to 410 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 4-3, -168.

Round 8

[photo of Geoff Tongue]

Smith played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 433 to 428 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 5-3, -163.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 9

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Smith played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 369 to 286 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-3, -80.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Smith played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 440 to 434 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-3, -74.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Kevin Bowerman]

Smith played #12 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 374 to 385 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 7-4, -85.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

Smith played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 418 to 419 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 7-5, -86.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Smith played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 281 to 368 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 7-6, -173.

Round 14

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Smith played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 274 to 542 (a spread of -268).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7-7, -441.

Round 15

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

Smith played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 386 to 354 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 8-7, -409.

Round 16

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Smith played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 403 to 391 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-7, -397.

Round 17

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Smith played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 319 to 337 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-8, -415.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Curtis Lee]

Smith played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-9, -539.

Round 19

[photo of Ryan Chepita]

Smith played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 377 to 353 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10-9, -515.

Round 20

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Smith played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 484 to 253 (a spread of 231).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-9, -284.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Smith played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 308 to 433 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 11-10, -409.

Round 22

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

Smith played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 367 to 438 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 11-11, -480.

Round 23

[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]

Smith played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 416 to 328 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 12-11, -392.

Round 24

[photo of Sam Masling]

Smith played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 364 to 344 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 13-11, -372.

Round 25

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Smith played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 467 to 282 (a spread of 185).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 14-11, -187.

Round 26

[photo of Alan Stern]

Smith played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 370 to 439 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 14-12, -256.

Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of James Porter]

Smith played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 345 to 391 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 14-13, -302.

Round 28

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Smith played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 358 to 451 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 14-14, -395.

Round 29

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Smith played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 389 to 382 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 15-14, -388.

Round 30

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Smith played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 15-15, -404.

Round 31

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Smith played #43 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) again and won 399 to 308 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 16-15, -313.


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