NASC 2017: Chris Cree [1-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2017 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, +849, and is ranked #18 in Division 1.

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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: over 90 Scrabble tournament titles, 8 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 600 Average for: 427 Average against: 399
Round 1		Cree played #60 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 396 to 347 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Cree played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 357 to 406 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3		Cree played #23 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 513 to 356 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +157.
Round 4		Cree played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 426 to 354 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +229.
Round 5		Cree played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and lost 319 to 427 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +121.
Round 6		Cree played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 600 to 424 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +297. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Cree played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 458 to 335 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +420. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cree played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 426 to 419 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +427. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cree played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 348 to 452 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +323.
Round 10		Cree played #47 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 345 to 272 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +396. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 11		Cree played #37 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 417 to 465 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +348.
Round 12		Cree played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 450 to 416 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +382. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cree played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 439 to 404 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +417. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Cree played #5 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 277 to 445 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +249.
Round 15		Cree played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 449 to 363 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +335. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Cree played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 321 to 469 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +187.
Round 17		Cree played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 444 to 484 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +147.
Round 18		Cree played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 375 to 393 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +129.
Round 19		Cree played #27 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 562 to 320 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +371.
Round 20		Cree played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 426 to 510 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +287.
Round 21		Cree played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 350 to 446 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, +191.
Round 22		Cree played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 550 to 273 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +468.
Round 23		Cree played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 538 to 267 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, +739. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Cree played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 337 to 475 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +601.
Round 25		Cree played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 320 to 430 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +491.
Round 26		Cree played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 593 to 440 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-12, +644. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Cree played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 527 to 384 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +787.
Round 28		Cree played #12 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 438 to 360 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +865.
Round 29		Cree played #10 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 397 to 438 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +824.
Round 30		Cree played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 395 to 424 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, +795.
Round 31		Cree played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 435 to 381 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +849.

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