NASC 2017: Seth Lipkin [1-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, 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 16-15, +219, and is ranked #29 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): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Hopkinton, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 425 Average against: 418
Round 1		Lipkin played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 444 to 395 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Lipkin played #47 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 453 to 390 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +112.
Round 3		Lipkin played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 384 to 497 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, -1.
Round 4		Lipkin played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 459 to 414 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +44.
Round 5		Lipkin played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 395 to 468 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, -29.
Round 6		Lipkin played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 345 to 459 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -143.
Round 7		Lipkin played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 383 to 354 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, -114.
Round 8		Lipkin played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and won 514 to 289 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +111.
Round 9		Lipkin played #10 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 457 to 428 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +140.
Round 10		Lipkin played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 488 to 422 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +206.
Round 11		Lipkin played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 357 to 415 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +148.
Round 12		Lipkin played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 523 to 305 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +366.
Round 13		Lipkin played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 391 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +347.
Round 14		Lipkin played #22 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 364 to 414 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-6, +297.
Round 15		Lipkin played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 395 to 489 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +203.
Round 16		Lipkin played #27 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 520 to 414 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +309.
Round 17		Lipkin played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 536 to 392 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +453.
Round 18		Lipkin played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 298 to 488 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +263.
Round 19		Lipkin played #51 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 406 to 445 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-9, +224.
Round 20		Lipkin played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 377 to 490 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-10, +111.
Round 21		Lipkin played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 455 to 448 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-10, +118. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Lipkin played #57 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 424 to 462 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-11, +80.
Round 23		Lipkin played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 471 to 417 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +134.
Round 24		Lipkin played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 436 to 370 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, +200.
Round 25		Lipkin played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 516 to 363 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +353.
Round 26		Lipkin played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 377 to 449 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +281.
Round 27		Lipkin played #35 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 476 to 372 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +385.
Round 28		Lipkin played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 360 to 438 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +307.
Round 29		Lipkin played #13 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +282.
Round 30		Lipkin played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 353 to 502 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-15, +133.
Round 31		Lipkin played #42 Rick Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 478 to 392 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-15, +219.

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