Jason Katz-Brown [#38] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Katz-Brown currently has a record of 18-10, +1142, and is ranked #6 in Division 1.

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): Jason Surname(s): Katz-Brown Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Age: 18 Awards: Highest-rated under-18 player in NSA Hobbies: Open-source software development on Linux, golf Occupation: Student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	21-31 (0.404)
Past 1-12 months	9-16 (0.360)	L W LL W LL WW L W LLLL W LL WW LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	12-15 (0.444)	LLL WWW LL W L W L W LL W L WW LLL WW LL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 424 Average against: 383
Anagrams Championship		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (10 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).
Round 1		Katz-Brown played #41 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and won 461 to 388 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Koenig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Katz-Brown played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 402 to 492 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Poder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -17.
Round 3		Katz-Brown played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 487 to 409 (a spread of 78) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Katz-Brown’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +61.
Round 4		Katz-Brown played #51 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 455 to 356 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +160. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Katz-Brown played #86 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 377 to 440 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Wiegand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Katz-Brown played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 381 to 452 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Howard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +26.
Round 7		Katz-Brown played #5 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 248 to 392 (a spread of -144) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Katz-Brown’s record vs. Avrin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -118.
Round 8		Katz-Brown played #53 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 415 to 448 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: OAKLAND, CA Katz-Brown’s record vs. Meyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-5, -151.
Round 9		Katz-Brown played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 449 to 357 (a spread of 92) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Tangredi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, -59.
Round 10		Katz-Brown played #10 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 352 to 462 (a spread of -110) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Berofsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -169.
Round 11		Katz-Brown played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 396 to 467 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Edley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -240.
Round 12		Katz-Brown played #78 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 391 to 418 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Singleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-8, -267. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Katz-Brown played #67 Jim Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 388 to 295 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-8, -174.
Round 14		Katz-Brown played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 356 to 402 (a spread of -46) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-9, -220. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Katz-Brown played #26 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 484 to 374 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Goard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-9, -110.
Round 16		Katz-Brown played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 437 to 331 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Poder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-9, -4.
Round 17		Katz-Brown played #72 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 423 to 410 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Rand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, +9.
Round 18		Katz-Brown played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 411 to 408 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Geary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +12.
Round 19		Katz-Brown played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 503 to 308 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +207.
Round 20		Katz-Brown played #29 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 361 to 368 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Grob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, +200.
Round 21		Katz-Brown played #17 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 363 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Daniel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +241.
Round 22		Katz-Brown played #40 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 508 to 293 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Kenas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +456.
Round 23		Katz-Brown played #36 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 405 to 337 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +524.
Round 24		Katz-Brown played #6 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 539 to 327 (a spread of 212) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Baker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +736.
Round 25		Katz-Brown played #10 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 442 to 366 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Berofsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +812. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Katz-Brown played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 461 to 363 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Okosagah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +910. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Katz-Brown played #56 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 466 to 283 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Nanavati in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +1093.
Round 28		Katz-Brown played #11 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 459 to 410 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1142. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).
Final Round 1		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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