NASC 2018: Dave Leifer [2-36]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave 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 18-13, +841, and is ranked #17 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): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Awards: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 396 Average against: 369
Round 1		Leifer played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 387 to 443 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Leifer played #77 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 369 to 462 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		Leifer played #5 Mark DiBattista (Jackson Heights, NY) and won 421 to 310 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, -38.
Round 4		Leifer played #92 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 384 to 447 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-3, -101.
Round 5		Leifer played #89 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 382 to 430 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-4, -149.
Round 6		Leifer played #101 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 448 to 353 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -54.
Round 7		Leifer played #80 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 441 to 350 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, +37.
Round 8		Leifer played #83 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 349 to 408 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -22.
Round 9		Leifer played #68 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 343 to 367 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -46.
Round 10		Leifer played #52 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 411 to 396 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -31.
Round 11		Leifer played #91 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 496 to 310 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +155.
Round 12		Leifer played #78 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 464 to 416 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, +203.
Round 13		Leifer played #41 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 476 to 361 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +318.
Round 14		Leifer played #14 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 362 to 438 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, +242.
Round 15		Leifer played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 379 to 393 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, +228.
Round 16		Leifer played #71 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 444 to 262 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +410. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Leifer played #62 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 355 to 347 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +418.
Round 18		Leifer played #50 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 360 to 510 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +268.
Round 19		Leifer played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 384 to 466 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-10, +186.
Round 20		Leifer played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 470 to 289 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-10, +367.
Round 21		Leifer played #39 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and won 457 to 265 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-10, +559.
Round 22		Leifer played #45 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 350 to 317 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +592.
Round 23		Leifer played #8 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 349 to 354 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +587.
Round 24		Leifer played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and won 402 to 248 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +741. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Leifer played #10 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 341 to 327 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +755. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Leifer played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 327 to 396 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, +686.
Round 27		Leifer played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 304 to 500 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, +490.
Round 28		Leifer played #82 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 393 to 323 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, +560.
Round 29		Leifer played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-13, +573.
Round 30		Leifer played #17 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 357 to 328 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +602.
Round 31		Leifer played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 479 to 240 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +841.

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