NSC 2008: Maddy Kamen [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Maddy Kamen, 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 14-14, +289, and is ranked #49 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 Maddy Kamen]

Given name(s): Maddy
Surname(s): Kamen
Home: Covina, CA, United States
Awards: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006
Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, mahjong (takes a "g"), Jumbletime
Occupation: High School Math Teacher
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 95/134, 12-15 -83
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 49/103, 16-15 -192
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 23/139, 18-12 +411
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 92/108, 11-17 -256
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 12/102, 17-11 +828

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 412 Average against: 402
Round 1		Kamen played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 447 to 411 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Kamen played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 492 to 327 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +201.
Round 3		Kamen played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 507 to 290 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +418.
Round 4		Kamen played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 443 to 313 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +548.
Round 5		Kamen played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 332 to 537 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +343.
Round 6		Kamen played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 336 to 521 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +158.
Round 7		Kamen played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 347 to 401 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +104.
Round 8		Kamen played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 461 to 306 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +259.
Round 9		Kamen played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 416 to 339 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +336.
Round 10		Kamen played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 447 to 323 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +460.
Round 11		Kamen played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 445 to 468 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +437.
Round 12		Kamen played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 472 to 355 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +554.
Round 13		Kamen played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 333 to 384 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +503.
Round 14		Kamen played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 466 to 515 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +454.
Round 15		Kamen played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 416 to 315 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +555.
Round 16		Kamen played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 477 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +415.
Round 17		Kamen played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 388 to 361 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +442.
Round 18		Kamen played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 399 to 449 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +392.
Round 19		Kamen played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 316 to 389 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +319.
Round 20		Kamen played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 364 to 425 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +258.
Round 21		Kamen played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 499 to 458 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, +299.
Round 22		Kamen played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 371 to 495 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, +175.
Round 23		Kamen played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 372 to 414 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, +133.
Round 24		Kamen played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 448 to 367 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, +214.
Round 25		Kamen played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 441 to 355 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-12, +300. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Kamen played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 378 to 469 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-13, +209.
Round 27		Kamen played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 557 to 371 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, +395.
Round 28		Kamen played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) again and lost 309 to 415 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, +289.

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