SPC 2022: Karen Smith [3-58]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Smith, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-22, -778, and is ranked #75 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): Karen Surname(s): Smith Home: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 362 Average against: 387
Round 1		Smith played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 396 to 389 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +7.
Round 2		Smith played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, -8.
Round 3		Smith played #75 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 341 to 325 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +8. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Smith played #29 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 337 to 455 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -110.
Round 5		Smith played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 321 to 381 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, -170.
Round 6		Smith played #39 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and lost 306 to 429 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -293.
Round 7		Smith played #69 Kia Lindsay (West Hempstead, NY) and lost 313 to 366 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-5, -346.
Round 8		Smith played #25 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 332 to 379 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-6, -393.
Round 9		Smith played #47 Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 332 to 379 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-7, -440.
Round 10		Smith played #42 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 358 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-8, -472.
Round 11		Smith played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 383 to 319 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-8, -408.
Round 12		Smith played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and lost 348 to 408 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-9, -468.
Round 13		Smith played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and lost 371 to 389 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-10, -486.
Round 14		Smith played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 318 to 396 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-11, -564.
Round 15		Smith played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 354 to 359 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-12, -569.
Round 16		Smith played #22 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 413 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-13, -621.
Round 17		Smith played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 380 to 251 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-13, -492.
Round 18		Smith played #30 Sara Corbin (Brattleboro, VT) and won 505 to 341 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-13, -328.
Round 19		Smith played #71 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 391 to 441 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-14, -378.
Round 20		Smith played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 341 to 434 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-15, -471.
Round 21		Smith played #64 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 373 to 332 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-15, -430.
Round 22		Smith played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and lost 380 to 438 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-16, -488.
Round 23		Smith played #73 Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL) and lost 344 to 435 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-17, -579.
Round 24		Smith played #59 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 491 to 393 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-17, -481.
Round 25		Smith played #49 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-18, -514.
Round 26		Smith played #23 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 378 to 430 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-19, -566.
Round 27		Smith played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 325 to 403 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-20, -644.
Round 28		Smith played #46 Joseph Waldbaum (Danvers, MA) and won 424 to 411 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-20, -631. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Smith played #31 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 336 to 394 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-21, -689.
Round 30		Smith played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 399 to 351 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-21, -641.
Round 31		Smith played #64 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) again and lost 326 to 463 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-22, -778.

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