NSC 2008: Evan Berofsky [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Evan Berofsky, 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 15-13, +1119, and is ranked #32 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 Evan Berofsky]

Given name(s): Evan
Surname(s): Berofsky
Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada
Awards: 4-time Toronto Club champ, 2-time Michigan Madness winner
Hobbies: Trivia, sports, movies, power walking
Occupation: Freelance Writer, Logistics Analyst
CNSC 2000 Rank: 24
CNSC 2003 Rank: 3
CNSC 2005 Rank: 5
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 17/133, 19-12 +280
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 34/98, 17-14 +189
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 38/132, 17-14 +549
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 36/172, 17-13 +1165
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 33/87, 15-13 +164
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 52/76, 13-15 -251
WSC 2003 Rank: 45

Round by Round
High score: 678 Average for: 428 Average against: 388
Round 1		Berofsky played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 354 to 444 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Berofsky played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 445 to 381 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -26.
Round 3		Berofsky played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 490 to 332 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +132.
Round 4		Berofsky played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 314 to 449 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, -3.
Round 5		Berofsky played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 372 to 464 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, -95.
Round 6		Berofsky played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 431 to 434 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-4, -98.
Round 7		Berofsky played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 422 to 364 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -40.
Round 8		Berofsky played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 449 to 384 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +25.
Round 9		Berofsky played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 353 to 379 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, -1.
Round 10		Berofsky played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 475 to 230 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +244.
Round 11		Berofsky played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 414 to 317 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, +341.
Round 12		Berofsky played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 366 to 400 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +307. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Berofsky played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 480 to 468 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +319.
Round 14		Berofsky played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 678 to 326 (a spread of 352). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +671.
Round 15		Berofsky played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 464 to 288 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +847.
Round 16		Berofsky played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 466 to 422 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +891.
Round 17		Berofsky played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 400 to 410 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +881.
Round 18		Berofsky played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 428 to 465 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +844.
Round 19		Berofsky played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and won 540 to 307 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +1077.
Round 20		Berofsky played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 412 to 328 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +1161.
Round 21		Berofsky played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 354 to 360 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +1155.
Round 22		Berofsky played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +1164.
Round 23		Berofsky played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 360 to 389 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +1135.
Round 24		Berofsky played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 366 to 509 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +992.
Round 25		Berofsky played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 366 to 437 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, +921.
Round 26		Berofsky played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 492 to 365 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, +1048. Berofsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Berofsky played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, +1042.
Round 28		Berofsky played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 506 to 429 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, +1119.

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