NASC 2017: Ruth Brower [3-86]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Brower, 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 12-19, -725, and is ranked #80 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): Ruth Surname(s): Brower Home: Hockessin, DE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 353 Average against: 379
Round 1		Brower played #24 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and lost 333 to 353 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Brower played #27 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 300 to 464 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -184.
Round 3		Brower played #55 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 370 to 432 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-3, -246.
Round 4		Brower played #26 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 273 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -138.
Round 5		Brower played #35 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 392 to 376 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -122.
Round 6		Brower played #48 Eli Shupak (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 349 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -151. Brower is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Brower played #81 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 328 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, -129.
Round 8		Brower played #56 Maureen Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 251 to 392 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, -270.
Round 9		Brower played #18 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 511 to 375 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, -134. Brower is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Brower played #76 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 412 to 362 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, -84.
Round 11		Brower played #3 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 256 to 422 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -250.
Round 12		Brower played #30 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 385 to 366 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, -231.
Round 13		Brower played #31 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 348 to 378 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, -261.
Round 14		Brower played #73 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 360 to 425 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -326.
Round 15		Brower played #21 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 420 to 407 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, -313.
Round 16		Brower played #12 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 232 to 369 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, -450. Brower is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Brower played #69 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 340 to 412 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-10, -522.
Round 18		Brower played #51 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 427 to 318 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, -413.
Round 19		Brower played #47 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 348 to 369 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -434.
Round 20		Brower played #61 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 343 to 351 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-12, -442.
Round 21		Brower played #22 Sarah Waits (New Orleans, LA) and lost 347 to 449 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-13, -544.
Round 22		Brower recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-13, -494.
Round 23		Brower played #90 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 376 to 335 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-13, -453.
Round 24		Brower played #82 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 349 to 438 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, -542.
Round 25		Brower played #14 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and lost 329 to 378 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-15, -591.
Round 26		Brower played #71 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 264 to 398 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-16, -725.
Round 27		Brower played #78 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 372 to 464 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-17, -817.
Round 28		Brower played #36 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and lost 322 to 331 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-18, -826.
Round 29		Brower played #92 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 409 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-19, -869.
Round 30		Brower played #83 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 409 to 348 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-19, -808.
Round 31		Brower played #88 Bruce Hamilton (New Orleans, LA) and won 390 to 307 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-19, -725.

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