NASC 2018: Scott Leifer [2-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Leifer, who is competing at the 2018 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 21-10, +1198, and is ranked #2 in Division 2.

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): Scott Surname(s): Leifer Home: Mansfield, MA, United States Hobbies: Songwriting, Exercising

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 408 Average against: 369
Round 1		Leifer played #99 Nandini Dickens (Bethesda, MD) and won 468 to 323 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +145. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leifer played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and won 347 to 268 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +224. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Leifer played #42 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 305 to 406 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +123.
Round 4		Leifer played #48 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 422 to 303 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +242.
Round 5		Leifer played #11 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 413 to 357 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +298.
Round 6		Leifer played #56 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 413 to 503 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +208.
Round 7		Leifer played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 407 to 317 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +298.
Round 8		Leifer played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 355 to 321 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +332.
Round 9		Leifer played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 394 to 461 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +265.
Round 10		Leifer played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 272 to 336 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +201. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Leifer played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 400 to 328 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +273.
Round 12		Leifer played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 363 to 372 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +264.
Round 13		Leifer played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 382 to 366 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +280.
Round 14		Leifer played #8 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and won 475 to 447 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +308. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Leifer played #81 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and won 486 to 285 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +509. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Leifer played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and won 477 to 276 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +710. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Leifer played #49 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 427 to 477 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +660. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Leifer played #103 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 473 to 412 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +721. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leifer played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 488 to 347 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +862. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Leifer played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 437 to 336 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +963. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Leifer played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 397 to 372 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +988. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Leifer played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 452 to 299 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +1141. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Leifer played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 417 to 286 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1272. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Leifer played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 305 to 393 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1184. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Leifer played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 359 to 465 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1078. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Leifer played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) again and won 445 to 419 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1104. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Leifer played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 348 to 452 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1000. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Leifer played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) again and won 478 to 295 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1183. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Leifer played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and lost 362 to 476 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +1069. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Leifer played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 444 to 360 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1153. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Leifer played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) for the third time and won 424 to 379 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-10, +1198. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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