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

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 380 Average against: 390
Round 1		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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