NASC 2019: Richard Frank [3-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Frank, 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 19-12, +699, and is ranked #7 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): Richard Surname(s): Frank Home: Palm Desert, CA, United States Hobbies: Blues harmonica and keyboards

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 388 Average against: 366
Round 1		Frank played #57 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 447 to 386 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Frank played #48 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3		Frank played #27 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 413 to 305 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +85.
Round 4		Frank played #16 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 438 to 325 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +198.
Round 5		Frank played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and lost 422 to 453 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +167. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Frank played #22 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 362 to 354 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +175.
Round 7		Frank played #56 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 369 to 325 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +219.
Round 8		Frank played #35 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 342 to 340 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +221. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Frank played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 339 to 436 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +124.
Round 10		Frank played #64 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 396 to 290 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +230.
Round 11		Frank played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 394 to 426 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +198.
Round 12		Frank played #46 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 531 to 297 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +432. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Frank played #44 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 416 to 288 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +560. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Frank played #28 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +572. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Frank played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 296 to 442 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +426. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Frank played #4 Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 434 to 331 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +529. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Frank played #3 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 343 to 453 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +419. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Frank played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 410 to 434 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +395.
Round 19		Frank played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) again and lost 317 to 387 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +325.
Round 20		Frank played #50 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 405 to 296 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +434.
Round 21		Frank played #21 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 345 to 278 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +501.
Round 22		Frank played #4 Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) again and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +464. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Frank played #10 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and lost 331 to 390 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +405. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Frank played #15 Edward Gordon (Austin, TX) and won 356 to 328 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +433. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Frank played #34 Robin Ross (Portland, OR) and won 495 to 363 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +565. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Frank played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) again and won 383 to 356 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +592. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Frank played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and lost 327 to 470 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +449. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Frank played #2 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 350 to 407 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +392. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Frank played #24 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 438 to 396 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +434. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Frank played #3 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) again and won 375 to 263 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +546. Frank is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Frank played #12 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 472 to 319 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +699.

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