NASC 2016: Noah Kalus [4-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Kalus, 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 19-12, +1093, and is ranked #8 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): Noah Surname(s): Kalus Home: New Paltz, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 609 Average for: 396 Average against: 360
Round 1		Kalus played #84 Daniel Roll (Elkhart, IN) and won 454 to 303 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +151.
Round 2		Kalus played #62 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and lost 382 to 416 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +117. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kalus played #32 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 441 to 357 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +201. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Kalus played #19 Mel Jordan (Astoria, NY) and won 427 to 285 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +343.
Round 5		Kalus played #1 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 457 to 322 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +478.
Round 6		Kalus played #24 Marc Booth (West Lafayette, IN) and won 351 to 317 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +512.
Round 7		Kalus played #29 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and lost 380 to 447 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +445.
Round 8		Kalus played #51 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 503 to 237 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +711.
Round 9		Kalus played #14 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 241 to 405 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +547. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Kalus played #5 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 325 to 425 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +447. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kalus played #9 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and lost 355 to 478 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +324.
Round 12		Kalus played #57 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-6, +306.
Round 13		Kalus played #4 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and won 370 to 312 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +364.
Round 14		Kalus played #42 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 362 to 357 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +369.
Round 15		Kalus played #26 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 419 to 451 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +337.
Round 16		Kalus played #21 Theresa Piwowar (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 359 to 350 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +346.
Round 17		Kalus played #45 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 375 to 391 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-8, +330.
Round 18		Kalus played #70 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 324 to 407 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, +247.
Round 19		Kalus played #63 Joel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 416 to 348 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +315.
Round 20		Kalus played #55 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 470 to 370 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +415.
Round 21		Kalus played #68 Shirley Simon (Regina SK) and won 609 to 264 (a spread of 345). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +760. Kalus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Kalus played #20 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and won 382 to 317 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +825.
Round 23		Kalus played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and lost 351 to 423 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +753.
Round 24		Kalus played #25 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 409 to 335 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +827.
Round 25		Kalus played #7 Elaine Livers (Kaplan, LA) and won 447 to 321 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +953.
Round 26		Kalus played #35 Kirsten Klassen (Elkhart, IN) and won 355 to 319 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-10, +989.
Round 27		Kalus played #66 Stephanie Brown (Newport, OR) and lost 360 to 420 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +929.
Round 28		Kalus played #10 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 463 to 349 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +1043.
Round 29		Kalus played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) again and won 350 to 338 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1055.
Round 30		Kalus played #29 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) again and lost 316 to 453 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +918.
Round 31		Kalus played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) for the third time and won 419 to 244 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +1093.

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