NSC 2008: Peter Armstrong [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Armstrong, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 17-11, +311, and is ranked #15 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

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Given name(s): Peter
Surname(s): Armstrong
Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States
Awards: Arden Cup 2004
Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee
Occupation: GIS Analyst/Urbanist
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 80/151, 15-16 +189
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 71/98, 14-17 -430
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 24/132, 18-13 +655
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 29/172, 18-12 +465
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 22/87, 16-12 +234
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 34/76, 14.5-13.5 -876
WSC 2005 Rank: 28

Round by Round
High score: 565 Average for: 421 Average against: 410
Round 1		Armstrong played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 434 to 402 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +32. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Armstrong played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 466 to 474 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +24.
Round 3		Armstrong played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 386 to 415 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -5.
Round 4		Armstrong played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 474 to 384 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +85.
Round 5		Armstrong played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 492 to 447 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +130.
Round 6		Armstrong played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 336 to 513 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -47.
Round 7		Armstrong played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 455 to 379 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +29.
Round 8		Armstrong played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 355 to 508 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -124.
Round 9		Armstrong played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 357 to 529 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -296.
Round 10		Armstrong played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-6, -339.
Round 11		Armstrong played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 405 to 463 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -397.
Round 12		Armstrong played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 345 to 432 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-8, -484.
Round 13		Armstrong played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 426 to 321 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-8, -379.
Round 14		Armstrong played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 452 to 419 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, -346.
Round 15		Armstrong played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 412 to 470 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, -404.
Round 16		Armstrong played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 494 to 334 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, -244.
Round 17		Armstrong played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 311 to 413 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-10, -346.
Round 18		Armstrong played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 448 to 363 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -261.
Round 19		Armstrong played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 384 to 331 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, -208.
Round 20		Armstrong played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 415 to 316 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-10, -109.
Round 21		Armstrong played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, -33.
Round 22		Armstrong played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 410 to 368 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +9.
Round 23		Armstrong played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 565 to 349 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +225.
Round 24		Armstrong played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 436 to 410 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +251.
Round 25		Armstrong played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 451 to 387 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +315.
Round 26		Armstrong played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 497 to 396 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +416.
Round 27		Armstrong played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 372 to 368 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +420.
Round 28		Armstrong played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 393 to 502 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +311.

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