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NASC 2018: Preston Kilgore [4-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Preston Kilgore, 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 17-14, +467, and is ranked #17 in Division 4.

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

[photo of Preston Kilgore]

Given name(s): Preston
Surname(s): Kilgore
Home: Cartersville, GA, United States
Round by Round

High score: 502
Average for: 378
Average against: 363

Round 1

[photo of Samuel Austin]

Kilgore played #35 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 371 to 311 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 1-0, +60.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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Kilgore played #14 C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH) and won 398 to 364 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-0, +94.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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Kilgore played #60 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 415 to 284 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +225.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

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Kilgore played #2 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-1, +156.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Kilgore played #28 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 445 to 392 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +209.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

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Kilgore played #20 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 356 to 358 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-2, +207.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

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Kilgore played #25 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 399 to 432 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-3, +174.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Sharon Freeman]

Kilgore played #26 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 488 to 282 (a spread of 206).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-3, +380.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Diane Brown]

Kilgore played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 351 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-3, +421.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Kilgore played #6 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 423 to 257 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-3, +587.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 11

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Kilgore played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and won 383 to 296 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 8-3, +674.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Kilgore played #17 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-4, +672.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of David Spargo]

Kilgore played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 286 to 448 (a spread of -162).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-5, +510.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

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Kilgore played #40 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 394 to 459 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-6, +445.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 15

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Kilgore played #58 J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) and won 337 to 305 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-6, +477.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Kilgore played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and won 502 to 316 (a spread of 186).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-6, +663.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 17

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Kilgore played #9 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 315 to 390 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10-7, +588.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

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Kilgore played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and lost 315 to 473 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-8, +430.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 19

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Kilgore played #18 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 340 to 399 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-9, +371.

Round 20

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Kilgore played #29 Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) and lost 282 to 414 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 10-10, +239.

Round 21

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Kilgore played #5 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and won 389 to 330 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 11-10, +298.

Round 22

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Kilgore played #34 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 405 to 369 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 12-10, +334.

Round 23

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Kilgore played #37 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 440 to 282 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-10, +492.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 24

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Kilgore played #21 Stan Hwang (Springfield, PA) and won 468 to 372 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14-10, +588.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Deborah Komatsu]

Kilgore played #38 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 474 to 330 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 15-10, +732.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 26

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Kilgore played #40 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) again and lost 248 to 449 (a spread of -201).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-11, +531.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

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Kilgore played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) again and lost 350 to 354 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 15-12, +527.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

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Kilgore played #1 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and won 393 to 296 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 16-12, +624.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

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Kilgore played #19 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 361 to 441 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 16-13, +544.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

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Kilgore played #31 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 347 to 320 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 17-13, +571.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 31

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Kilgore played #17 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 286 to 390 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 17-14, +467.

Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).


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