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NASC 2016: Mark Schmidt [2-33]
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On this page, you will find information about
Mark Schmidt, 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 18-13, +382, and is ranked
#24 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 Mark Schmidt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schmidt_mark.jpg)
| Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): Schmidt Home: Asheville, NC, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 496 Average for: 394 Average against: 382 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Jason Steuber]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/steuber_jason.jpg)
| Schmidt played #73 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 446 to 314 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +132. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Lila Crotty]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/crotty_lila_3.jpg)
| Schmidt played #88 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 393 to 392 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +133. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Schmidt played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 339 to 415 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +57. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Ken Dutch]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dutch_ken.jpg)
| Schmidt played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 376 to 407 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +26. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_AA004345.jpg)
| Schmidt played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 331 to 429 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -72. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Schmidt played #62 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 347 to 344 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -69. | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Schmidt played #59 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and lost 331 to 343 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -81. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Chris Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_chris.jpg)
| Schmidt played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 379 to 257 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +41. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
| Schmidt played #100 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 371 to 367 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +45. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| Schmidt played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 435 to 402 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +78. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Fran Silver]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/silver_fran_2.jpg)
| Schmidt played #24 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 427 to 346 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +159. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Barbara Hildenbrand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hildenbrand_barbara_AA003830.jpg)
| Schmidt played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 432 to 329 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +262. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Doug Szymkowiak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/szymkowiak_doug.jpg)
| Schmidt played #56 Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +371. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Flora Taylor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/taylor_flora.jpg)
| Schmidt played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 444 to 223 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +592. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Schmidt played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +565. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jeff Cook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cook_jeff.jpg)
| Schmidt played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 417 to 462 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +520. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg)
| Schmidt played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +437. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Martin Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weisskopf_martin.jpg)
| Schmidt played #23 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +464. | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Schmidt played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 446 to 324 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +586. | Round 20 | ![[photo of David A Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_david_a_AA002950.jpg)
| Schmidt played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 369 to 312 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +643. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Heather McCall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mccall_heather.jpg)
| Schmidt played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 319 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +776. | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Schmidt played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 424 to 386 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +814. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Kevin Leeds]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leeds_kevin_2.jpg)
| Schmidt played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 323 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +916. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Schmidt played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 496 to 515 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +897. Schmidt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Schmidt played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 345 to 471 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +771. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_joanne_4.jpg)
| Schmidt played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 415 to 411 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +775. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Joe South]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/south_joe.jpg)
| Schmidt played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 375 to 403 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +747. Schmidt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 28 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Schmidt played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 379 to 461 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +665. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Menachem Rosenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Schmidt played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +668. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ralston_elizabeth.jpg)
| Schmidt played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 310 to 499 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +479. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_AA004345.jpg)
| Schmidt played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 321 to 418 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +382. |
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