NASC 2017: Kevin Sears [3-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Sears, 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 14-17, -703, and is ranked #69 in Division 3.

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): Kevin Surname(s): Sears Home: Louisville, KY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 456 Average for: 362 Average against: 387
Round 1		Sears played #58 David Baran (Unknown city, CA) and won 444 to 393 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2		Sears played #80 Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) and lost 275 to 461 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -135.
Round 3		Sears played #7 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 354 to 432 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -213.
Round 4		Sears played #9 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 334 to 419 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -298.
Round 5		Sears played #26 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 368 to 363 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -293.
Round 6		Sears played #91 Melody Condron (Houston, TX) and won 365 to 316 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -244.
Round 7		Sears played #39 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 384 to 400 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -260.
Round 8		Sears played #41 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 450 to 368 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, -178.
Round 9		Sears played #69 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, -175.
Round 10		Sears played #17 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 400 to 448 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, -223.
Round 11		Sears played #23 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 286 to 420 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-6, -357.
Round 12		Sears played #40 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 340 to 475 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, -492.
Round 13		Sears played #47 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -530.
Round 14		Sears played #48 Eli Shupak (Toronto ON) and lost 305 to 500 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-9, -725.
Round 15		Sears played #76 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 441 to 308 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-9, -592.
Round 16		Sears played #90 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 456 to 346 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-9, -482.
Round 17		Sears played #14 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and lost 287 to 390 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, -585.
Round 18		Sears played #78 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 409 to 297 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, -473.
Round 19		Sears played #71 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 383 to 302 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -392.
Round 20		Sears played #51 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 302 to 467 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, -557.
Round 21		Sears played #67 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 428 to 319 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -448.
Round 22		Sears played #18 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 396 to 316 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, -368.
Round 23		Sears played #24 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and lost 323 to 396 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-12, -441.
Round 24		Sears played #84 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 271 to 497 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, -667.
Round 25		Sears played #60 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 351 to 354 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-14, -670.
Round 26		Sears played #72 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 300 to 400 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-15, -770.
Round 27		Sears played #56 Maureen Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 357 to 398 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-16, -811.
Round 28		Sears recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-16, -761.
Round 29		Sears played #83 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-16, -712.
Round 30		Sears played #32 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 421 to 394 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-16, -685.
Round 31		Sears played #40 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) again and lost 320 to 338 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-17, -703.

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