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NASC 2016: Geoff Thevenot [CSW-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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, +800, and is ranked #8 in Division CSW.

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 Geoff Thevenot]

Given name(s): Geoff
Surname(s): Thevenot
Home: Crystal Lake, IL, United States
Awards: 2006 US Scrabble Open (runner-up); member of U.S. team at 2007 and 2014 CanAm and 2007/2009/2011 WSCs
Hobbies: music, tennis, reading
Round by Round

High score: 600
Average for: 448
Average against: 423

Round 1

[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]

Thevenot played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 432 to 393 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 1-0, +39.

Round 2

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Thevenot played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 596 to 378 (a spread of 218).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 2-0, +257.

Round 3

[photo of Fidelis Olotu]

Thevenot played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 423 to 444 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 2-1, +236.

Round 4

[photo of Tim Weiss]

Thevenot played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 545 to 461 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 3-1, +320.

Round 5

[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]

Thevenot played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 477 to 383 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 4-1, +414.

Round 6

[photo of Matthew O'Connor]

Thevenot played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 381 to 364 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-1, +431.

Round 7

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Thevenot played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 482 to 442 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-1, +471.

Round 8

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Thevenot played #23 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 429 to 386 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-1, +514.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of David Eldar]

Thevenot played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 383 to 393 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 7-2, +504.

Round 10

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Thevenot played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 491 to 483 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-2, +512.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Adam Logan]

Thevenot played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 384 to 422 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 8-3, +474.

Round 12

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Thevenot played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 427 to 468 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-4, +433.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Thevenot played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 407 to 480 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-5, +360.

Round 14

[photo of Tony Leah]

Thevenot played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 504 to 342 (a spread of 162).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-5, +522.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Thevenot played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 423 to 389 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-5, +556.

Round 16

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Thevenot played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 480 to 447 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-5, +589.

Round 17

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Thevenot played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) again and won 513 to 417 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 12-5, +685.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of David Eldar]

Thevenot played #3 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 359 to 556 (a spread of -197).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-6, +488.

Round 19

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Thevenot played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 576 to 459 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-6, +605.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Thevenot played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 600 to 334 (a spread of 266).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 14-6, +871.

Round 21

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Thevenot played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 373 to 392 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-7, +852.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Adam Logan]

Thevenot played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 364 to 462 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 14-8, +754.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Thevenot played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) again and lost 362 to 585 (a spread of -223).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 14-9, +531.

Round 24

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Thevenot played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and won 492 to 326 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-9, +697.

Round 25

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Thevenot played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 432 to 484 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-10, +645.

Round 26

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Thevenot played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 484 to 378 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-10, +751.

Round 27

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Thevenot played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 481 to 401 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 17-10, +831.

Round 28

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Thevenot played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and lost 359 to 364 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-11, +826.

Round 29

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Thevenot played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) for the third time and won 466 to 444 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 18-11, +848.

Round 30

[photo of Adam Logan]

Thevenot played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) for the third time and lost 367 to 410 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-12, +805.

Thevenot is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 31

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Thevenot played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) for the third time and lost 407 to 412 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 18-13, +800.


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