Kevin Leeds [#73] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Leeds currently has a record of 16-12, +334, and is ranked #35 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): Leeds Home: Atlanta, GA, United States Awards: One time I lost in a spelling bee by spelling athlete as "athalete". Hobbies: Running in the park, Mankind Project, toy trains. Occupation: Computer Programmer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	7-8 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	6-5 (0.545)	LLL WWWW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL 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: 457 Average for: 368 Average against: 356
Round 1		Leeds played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Ortman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -22. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leeds played #125 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 416 to 327 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Van Alen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3		Leeds played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 383 to 336 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4		Leeds played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 379 to 332 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +161.
Round 5		Leeds played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and won 439 to 332 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: GAINESVILLE, FL Leeds’s record vs. Starr in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #15. Current record: 4-1, +268.
Round 6		Leeds played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 299 to 313 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +254.
Round 7		Leeds played #12 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 370 to 358 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +266.
Round 8		Leeds played #47 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 382 to 347 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Leeds’s record vs. Gillis 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: #14. Current record: 6-2, +301.
Round 9		Leeds played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 415 to 378 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Fialkow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +338.
Round 10		Leeds played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 296 to 356 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +278.
Round 11		Leeds played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 327 to 449 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Martin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, +156.
Round 12		Leeds played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and lost 317 to 413 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Leeds had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +60.
Round 13		Leeds played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 390 to 273 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +177.
Round 14		Leeds played #32 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 339 to 330 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Donelick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +186.
Round 15		Leeds played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 285 to 465 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-6, +6.
Round 16		Leeds played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and lost 372 to 419 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Lapinski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, -41.
Round 17		Leeds played #85 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 400 to 251 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-7, +108.
Round 18		Leeds played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and lost 370 to 405 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Leeds had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, +73.
Round 19		Leeds played #54 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 440 to 302 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-8, +211.
Round 20		Leeds played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 327 to 380 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +158.
Round 21		Leeds played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 411 to 367 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +202.
Round 22		Leeds played #27 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 321 to 414 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Davies in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, +109.
Round 23		Leeds played #28 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 377 to 302 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, +184.
Round 24		Leeds played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 432 to 312 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, +304.
Round 25		Leeds played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 401 to 407 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-11, +298.
Round 26		Leeds played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 397 to 340 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-11, +355.
Round 27		Leeds played #137 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 457 to 318 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-11, +494.
Round 28		Leeds played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 219 to 379 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Leeds had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-12, +334.

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