Jason Katz-Brown [#32] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Katz-Brown currently has a record of 16-12, +1046, and is ranked #12 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

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Given name(s): Jason
Surname(s): Katz-Brown
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Awards: 2006 Boston Area Tournament Champion
Hobbies: Open-source software development (see http://quackle.org), table tennis
Occupation: MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/172, 19-11 +436
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 6/87, 18-10 +1142

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	56-43 (0.566)
Past 1-12 months	23-14 (0.622)	LLLL W L WWWWWWWW L WW LL WWW L WWWW LLL W L WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	21-18 (0.538)	L WW LL W L W L W LLLL WW LLL W LL WW LLLL WWWWWWWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	12-11 (0.522)	WW LL W L WW L W L W L WW LLL WW LL W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 419 Average against: 382
Round 1		Katz-Brown played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 337 to 426 (a spread of -89). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Katz-Brown’s record vs. Thevenot in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -89.
Round 2		Katz-Brown played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 424 to 426 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -91. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Katz-Brown played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 354 to 372 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: LOS GATOS, CA Katz-Brown’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-3, -109.
Round 4		Katz-Brown played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 476 to 393 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-3, -26.
Round 5		Katz-Brown played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 344 to 318 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Peltz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, +0.
Round 6		Katz-Brown played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 336 to 400 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -64.
Round 7		Katz-Brown played #2 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 457 to 357 (a spread of 100). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Appel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, +36.
Round 8		Katz-Brown played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 496 to 269 (a spread of 227). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: CAN-AM Katz-Brown’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +263.
Round 9		Katz-Brown played #40 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and won 394 to 341 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Luebkemann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +316.
Round 10		Katz-Brown played #75 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 326 (a spread of 92). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Wiegand in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +408.
Round 11		Katz-Brown played #22 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 420 to 428 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Katz-Brown’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +400.
Round 12		Katz-Brown played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 514 to 407 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Rau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +507.
Round 13		Katz-Brown played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 373 to 446 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +434.
Round 14		Katz-Brown played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 517 to 283 (a spread of 234). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, +668.
Round 15		Katz-Brown played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 501 to 301 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Carol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +868.
Round 16		Katz-Brown played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) again and won 397 to 326 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +939.
Round 17		Katz-Brown played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 396 to 493 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Pistolese in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +842.
Round 18		Katz-Brown played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 417 to 415 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +844. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Katz-Brown played #42 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 429 to 402 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +871. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Katz-Brown played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 368 to 407 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +832.
Round 21		Katz-Brown played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 362 to 375 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +819. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Katz-Brown played #14 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 552 to 428 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +943.
Round 23		Katz-Brown played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) again and lost 340 to 390 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Pistolese in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +893.
Round 24		Katz-Brown played #55 Iffy Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and won 472 to 348 (a spread of 124). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Katz-Brown’s record vs. Onyeonwu in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +1017.
Round 25		Katz-Brown played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 403 to 418 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Hill in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +1002. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Katz-Brown played #42 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and lost 350 to 455 (a spread of -105). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +897.
Round 27		Katz-Brown played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) for the third time and won 453 to 444 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +906.
Round 28		Katz-Brown played #14 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) again and won 445 to 305 (a spread of 140). Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +1046.
Final Round 1		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 2		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 3		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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