NASC 2016: Jeff Cook [2-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Cook, 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 17.5-13.5, +120, and is ranked #28 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): Jeff Surname(s): Cook Home: Keyser, WV, United States

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 401 Average against: 397
Round 1		Cook played #102 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +43.
Round 2		Cook played #57 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and tied at 385. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +43.
Round 3		Cook played #31 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +50.
Round 4		Cook played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 305 to 551 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2.5-1.5, -196.
Round 5		Cook played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3.5-1.5, -194.
Round 6		Cook played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 489 to 310 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4.5-1.5, -15.
Round 7		Cook played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5.5-1.5, -5.
Round 8		Cook played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 355 to 325 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6.5-1.5, +25.
Round 9		Cook played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +11. Cook is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cook played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 368 to 362 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +17.
Round 11		Cook played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 368 to 385 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +0.
Round 12		Cook played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 454 to 261 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +193.
Round 13		Cook played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 436 to 331 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +298.
Round 14		Cook played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 437 to 432 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10.5-3.5, +303.
Round 15		Cook played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 308 to 506 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +105.
Round 16		Cook played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 462 to 417 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11.5-4.5, +150.
Round 17		Cook played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 358 to 407 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +101.
Round 18		Cook played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 455 to 409 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +147.
Round 19		Cook played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 326 to 407 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +66.
Round 20		Cook played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 359 to 441 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12.5-7.5, -16.
Round 21		Cook played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 408 to 461 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12.5-8.5, -69.
Round 22		Cook played #11 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 322 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +50.
Round 23		Cook played #76 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 523 to 369 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +204.
Round 24		Cook played #63 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 437 to 405 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +236.
Round 25		Cook played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and lost 404 to 453 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +187.
Round 26		Cook played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 345 to 358 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +174.
Round 27		Cook played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 458 to 360 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +272.
Round 28		Cook played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 308 to 479 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +101.
Round 29		Cook played #23 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 401 to 422 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +80.
Round 30		Cook played #67 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 418 to 437 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +61.
Round 31		Cook played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 431 to 372 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +120.

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