NASC 2019: Ken Louie [3-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Louie, 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 17-14, +1006, and is ranked #19 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): Ken Surname(s): Louie Home: Whittier, CA, United States Awards: Proud daddy of two girls. Hobbies: Dodger fan, softball, food, goody-two shoes church boy. Occupation: Director of Finance/City Treasurer

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 397 Average against: 365
Round 1		Louie played #63 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 341 to 300 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +41.
Round 2		Louie played #43 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 419 to 297 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +163. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Louie played #35 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 368 to 329 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +202. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Louie played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 444 to 366 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +280. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Louie played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 379 to 447 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +212. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Louie played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 458 to 344 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +326. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Louie played #13 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 419 to 291 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +454. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Louie played #12 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 390 to 323 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +521. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Louie played #49 Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 366 to 400 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +487. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Louie played #16 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 390 to 403 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +474. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Louie played #6 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 423 to 368 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +529. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Louie played #50 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 313 to 364 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +478. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Louie played #4 Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 366 to 368 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +476.
Round 14		Louie played #8 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and won 538 to 204 (a spread of 334). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +810. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 15		Louie played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and won 365 to 342 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +833. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Louie played #28 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 380 to 403 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +810. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Louie played #7 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 453 to 343 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +920. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Louie played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 381 to 366 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +935. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Louie played #24 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 393 to 280 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1048. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Louie played #21 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 393 to 244 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +1197. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Louie played #40 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 538 to 339 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-6, +1396. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Louie played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) again and lost 420 to 458 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-7, +1358. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Louie played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) again and lost 331 to 389 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-8, +1300. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Louie played #16 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and lost 432 to 437 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +1295. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Louie played #2 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 365 to 462 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +1198.
Round 26		Louie played #4 Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) again and won 467 to 381 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +1284.
Round 27		Louie played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) again and lost 381 to 403 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +1262.
Round 28		Louie played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) again and lost 310 to 508 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +1064.
Round 29		Louie played #15 Edward Gordon (Austin, TX) and won 483 to 369 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-12, +1178.
Round 30		Louie played #7 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) again and lost 263 to 375 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +1066. Louie is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Louie played #41 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and lost 342 to 402 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +1006.

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