NASC 2016: Kevin Leeds [2-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, who is competing at the 2016 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 20-11, +838, and is ranked #6 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): Kevin Surname(s): Leeds Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Georgia Tech 1997 Hobbies: Juggling, collecting plastic lids from drink containers, composting, debate, experimental religion, the Internet, computers, math, the cat Occupation: unknown

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 402 Average against: 375
Round 1		Leeds played #106 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 373 to 383 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Leeds played #86 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 473 to 301 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +162.
Round 3		Leeds played #45 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 490 to 335 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +317.
Round 4		Leeds played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 551 to 305 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +563.
Round 5		Leeds played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 327 to 361 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +529.
Round 6		Leeds played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 387 to 354 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +562.
Round 7		Leeds played #20 Leah Kruley (Unknown city, CA) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +588.
Round 8		Leeds played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 476 to 356 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +708.
Round 9		Leeds played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +831.
Round 10		Leeds played #103 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 402 to 376 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +857.
Round 11		Leeds played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 290 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +978. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Leeds played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 487 to 389 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +1076. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Leeds played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 307 to 475 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +908.
Round 14		Leeds played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 319 to 420 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +807.
Round 15		Leeds played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 421 to 319 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +909.
Round 16		Leeds played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 427 to 392 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +944.
Round 17		Leeds played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 361 to 443 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +862.
Round 18		Leeds played #76 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 386 to 401 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +847.
Round 19		Leeds played #10 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 381 to 360 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +868.
Round 20		Leeds played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 320 to 482 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +706.
Round 21		Leeds played #11 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 392 to 386 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +712.
Round 22		Leeds played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 525 to 332 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +905.
Round 23		Leeds played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 323 to 425 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +803.
Round 24		Leeds played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 411 to 329 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +885. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Leeds played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +857.
Round 26		Leeds played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 370 to 427 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +800.
Round 27		Leeds played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 440 to 414 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +826.
Round 28		Leeds played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 450 to 396 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +880.
Round 29		Leeds played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 279 to 397 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +762.
Round 30		Leeds played #10 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) again and won 352 to 342 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +772.
Round 31		Leeds played #76 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) again and won 433 to 367 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +838.

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