NASC 2019: Kevin Sears [3-46]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Sears, 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 15-16, -750, and is ranked #51 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): Kevin Surname(s): Sears Home: Louisville, KY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 367 Average against: 394
Round 1		Sears played #32 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 453 to 425 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +28. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Sears played #8 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 395 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +88. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Sears played #68 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 428 to 390 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +126. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Sears played #44 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 398 to 344 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +180. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Sears played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 379 to 351 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +208. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Sears played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 281 to 452 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +37. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Sears played #12 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 312 to 414 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, -65. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Sears played #24 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 361 to 441 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, -145. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Sears played #50 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 322 to 398 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, -221.
Round 10		Sears played #28 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 489 to 373 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, -105.
Round 11		Sears played #52 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 336 to 323 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, -92. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Sears played #7 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 297 to 531 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, -326. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Sears played #47 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and won 417 to 294 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, -203. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Sears played #53 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 376 to 331 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, -158. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Sears played #10 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and won 357 to 337 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, -138. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Sears played #2 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 407 to 431 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, -162. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Sears played #16 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 340 to 410 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, -232. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Sears played #45 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 337 to 319 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, -214. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Sears played #40 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 346 to 517 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, -385. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Sears played #35 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 322 to 357 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, -420. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Sears played #18 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, -507.
Round 22		Sears played #49 Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 318 to 405 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-11, -594.
Round 23		Sears played #34 Robin Ross (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 396 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-12, -640.
Round 24		Sears played #56 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 403 to 329 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, -566. Sears is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Sears played #69 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 400 to 363 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, -529.
Round 26		Sears played #9 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 322 to 445 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, -652.
Round 27		Sears played #36 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 366 to 376 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, -662.
Round 28		Sears played #54 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 286 to 471 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-15, -847.
Round 29		Sears recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, -797.
Round 30		Sears played #71 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 397 to 340 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-15, -740.
Round 31		Sears played #54 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) again and lost 401 to 411 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, -750.

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