NASC 2016: Marvin Kraus [4-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Marvin Kraus, 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 17-14, +425, and is ranked #25 in Division 4.

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): Marvin Surname(s): Kraus Home: Newton, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 375 Average against: 362
Round 1		Kraus played #67 Ross Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 357 to 370 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Kraus played #48 Cheryl Cockrell (Shalimar, FL) and won 468 to 253 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +202.
Round 3		Kraus played #36 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and lost 341 to 446 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, +97.
Round 4		Kraus played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and lost 344 to 363 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-3, +78.
Round 5		Kraus played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and won 410 to 313 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, +175.
Round 6		Kraus played #3 Spero T Lappas (Unknown city, PA) and won 404 to 326 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-3, +253.
Round 7		Kraus played #58 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and won 428 to 306 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +375.
Round 8		Kraus played #54 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 314 to 362 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, +327.
Round 9		Kraus played #46 Cindy Zimmerman (Unknown city, NE) and won 303 to 260 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +370.
Round 10		Kraus played #12 Joseph Waldbaum (Danvers, MA) and won 570 to 272 (a spread of 298). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, +668.
Round 11		Kraus played #57 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 398 to 342 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +724.
Round 12		Kraus played #19 Mel Jordan (Astoria, NY) and won 348 to 268 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +804.
Round 13		Kraus played #56 Mark Garratt (Goshen, IN) and won 373 to 350 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +827.
Round 14		Kraus played #29 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and won 427 to 291 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +963.
Round 15		Kraus played #24 Marc Booth (West Lafayette, IN) and lost 293 to 437 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +819.
Round 16		Kraus played #17 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 557 to 269 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +1107.
Round 17		Kraus played #1 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 378 to 405 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +1080.
Round 18		Kraus played #14 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 304 to 473 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +911.
Round 19		Kraus played #66 Stephanie Brown (Newport, OR) and lost 353 to 436 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +828.
Round 20		Kraus played #35 Kirsten Klassen (Elkhart, IN) and lost 320 to 398 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +750.
Round 21		Kraus played #26 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 377 to 379 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +748.
Round 22		Kraus played #53 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 369 to 333 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +784.
Round 23		Kraus played #47 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 250 to 547 (a spread of -297). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +487.
Round 24		Kraus played #40 John Lazeski (Saskatoon SK) and won 414 to 272 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, +629.
Round 25		Kraus played #33 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and won 380 to 341 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +668.
Round 26		Kraus played #6 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 460 to 389 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-11, +739.
Round 27		Kraus played #34 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 299 to 535 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +503.
Round 28		Kraus played #18 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 349 to 463 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +389.
Round 29		Kraus played #74 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 329 to 300 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +418.
Round 30		Kraus played #64 Efren Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 348 to 372 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +394.
Round 31		Kraus played #41 Menzie Chase (Sulphur Springs, TX) and won 374 to 343 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, +425.

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