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NASC 2019: Karen Kaminski [4-45]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Kaminski, 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 13-18, -573, and is ranked #33 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

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Given name(s): Karen
Surname(s): Kaminski
Home: Demotte, IN, United States
Round by Round

High score: 396
Average for: 318
Average against: 336

Round 1

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Kaminski played #3 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 226 to 335 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 0-1, -109.

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

Round 2

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Kaminski played #22 Dev Lallawooa (Brandon MB) and lost 307 to 427 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-2, -229.

Round 3

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Kaminski played #25 Mary Critelli (Rocklin, CA) and lost 258 to 355 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 0-3, -326.

Round 4

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Kaminski played #47 Yudhith Anil (Dublin, CA) and won 336 to 274 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 1-3, -264.

Round 5

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Kaminski played #14 Howard C Riepe (Elk Grove, CA) and won 396 to 320 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 2-3, -188.

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

Round 6

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Kaminski played #40 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 294 to 340 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 2-4, -234.

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

Round 7

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Kaminski played #13 Debby Lee (Strathclair MB) and lost 269 to 308 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-5, -273.

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

Round 8

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Kaminski played #44 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) and lost 349 to 356 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-6, -280.

Round 9

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Kaminski played #31 Robert Rosenberg (Unknown city, VA) and lost 337 to 357 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 2-7, -300.

Round 10

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Kaminski played #49 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and lost 325 to 335 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 2-8, -310.

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

Round 11

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Kaminski played #32 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 361 to 324 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-8, -273.

Round 12

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Kaminski played #43 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 332 to 366 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-9, -307.

Round 13

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Kaminski played #50 Douglas Williams (Austin, TX) and won 287 to 239 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 4-9, -259.

Round 14

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Kaminski played #38 Vikashini Suresh (Dublin, CA) and won 334 to 305 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-9, -230.

Round 15

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Kaminski played #48 Ava Zeidler (Edmonton AB) and won 352 to 298 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-9, -176.

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

Round 16

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Kaminski played #42 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 293 to 382 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 6-10, -265.

Round 17

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Kaminski played #36 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 350 to 329 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-10, -244.

Round 18

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Kaminski played #28 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 307 to 359 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-11, -296.

Round 19

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Kaminski played #26 Shirley Simon (Regina SK) and lost 323 to 380 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-12, -353.

Round 20

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Kaminski played #15 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 295 to 334 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 7-13, -392.

Round 21

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Kaminski played #35 Ronda Roberts (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 286 to 430 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 7-14, -536.

Round 22

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Kaminski played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 312 to 293 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 8-14, -517.

Round 23

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Kaminski played #39 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and lost 303 to 321 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-15, -535.

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

Round 24

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Kaminski played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 352 to 303 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-15, -486.

Round 25

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Kaminski played #40 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) again and won 339 to 286 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 10-15, -433.

Round 26

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Kaminski played #23 Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) and lost 296 to 426 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 10-16, -563.

Round 27

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Kaminski played #21 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 287 to 382 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10-17, -658.

Round 28

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Kaminski played #42 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and won 343 to 276 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 11-17, -591.

Round 29

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Kaminski played #31 Robert Rosenberg (Unknown city, VA) again and won 303 to 299 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-17, -587.

Round 30

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Kaminski played #32 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) again and lost 312 to 385 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 12-18, -660.

Round 31

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Kaminski played #31 Robert Rosenberg (Unknown city, VA) for the third time and won 379 to 292 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-18, -573.


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