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NASC 2019: Darin True [1-34]
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On this page, you will find information about
Darin True, who is competing
at the 2019 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 16-15, -92, and is ranked
#24 in Division 1.
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 Darin True]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/true_darin.jpg)
| Given name(s): Darin Surname(s): True Home: Pontiac, IL, United States Awards: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB) Hobbies: Scrabble, working out |
Round by Round | High score: 538 Average for: 405 Average against: 408 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Matt Graham]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/graham_matt.jpg)
| True played #21 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 303 to 455 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -152. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| True played #7 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 527 to 290 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +85. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| True played #42 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 405 to 419 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-2, +71. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berahovich_leesa_AA001172.jpg)
| True played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 429 to 397 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +103. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Oliver Roeder]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roeder_oliver_2.jpg)
| True played #51 Oliver Roeder (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 370 to 443 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, +30. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| True played #17 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 538 to 397 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +171. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jack Peters]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peters_jack_AA006022.jpg)
| True played #32 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 440 to 358 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +253. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smylie_jackson_AA002226.jpg)
| True played #1 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 505 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, +88. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| True played #33 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 433 to 386 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-4, +135. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| True played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 315 to 411 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, +39. True is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| True played #29 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 358 to 477 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-6, -80. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Kevin Fraley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fraley_kevin_2.jpg)
| True played #26 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 309 to 467 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -238. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Eric Harshbarger]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/harshbarger_eric_AA000774.jpg)
| True played #38 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 355 to 418 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-8, -301. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jason Li]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/li_jason.jpg)
| True played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 428 to 431 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-9, -304. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| True played #44 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 378 to 349 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-9, -275. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Julia Bogle]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bogle_julia_ann.jpg)
| True played #52 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 443 to 298 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-9, -130. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/appel_scott.jpg)
| True played #10 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 345 to 460 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-10, -245. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Greg Heidler]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
| True played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 406 to 450 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-11, -289. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Mike Baron]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
| True played #36 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 454 to 299 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-11, -134. | Round 20 | ![[photo of David Teich]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/teich_david_AA007021.jpg)
| True played #46 David Teich (New York, NY) and won 481 to 369 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-11, -22. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Michael Fagen]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fagen_michael_AA003703.jpg)
| True played #27 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 405 to 418 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-12, -35. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schoenbrun_ben_AA000415.jpg)
| True played #12 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and won 464 to 397 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-12, +32. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan_AA000110.jpg)
| True played #40 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-12, +92. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg)
| True played #19 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 476 to 341 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-12, +227. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hall]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hall_jeremy.jpg)
| True played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 434 to 407 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, +254. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_3.jpg)
| True played #8 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 331 to 554 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-13, +31. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Kenneth Rubin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rubin_kenneth_AA003498.jpg)
| True played #39 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 462 to 434 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-13, +59. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Joel Horn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/horn_joel.jpg)
| True played #35 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 394 to 379 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-13, +74. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Siddharth Murali]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/murali_siddharth_AA004665_1.jpg)
| True played #23 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 378 to 409 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-14, +43. | Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| True played #48 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) again and won 446 to 437 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-14, +52. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Jason Li]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/li_jason.jpg)
| True played #16 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 282 to 426 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-15, -92. |
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