NSC 2008: Jason Katz-Brown [#45]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, 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, +962, and is ranked #11 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 Jason Katz-Brown]

Given name(s): Jason
Surname(s): Katz-Brown
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Awards: 2006 Boston Area Tournament Champion
Hobbies: Open-source software, table tennis
Occupation: Student
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/172, 19-11 +436
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 6/87, 18-10 +1142
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 12/76, 16-12 +1046
WSC 2005 Rank: 60

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 439 Average against: 404
Round 1		Katz-Brown played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 453 to 388 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +65.
Round 2		Katz-Brown played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 476 to 325 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +216. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Katz-Brown played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 538 to 329 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +425. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Katz-Brown played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 393 to 418 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +400.
Round 5		Katz-Brown played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 435 to 316 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +519.
Round 6		Katz-Brown played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 541 to 318 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +742.
Round 7		Katz-Brown played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 451 to 385 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +808.
Round 8		Katz-Brown played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 380 to 357 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +831.
Round 9		Katz-Brown played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 532 to 379 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +984.
Round 10		Katz-Brown played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 327 to 457 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +854.
Round 11		Katz-Brown played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 490 to 352 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +992. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Katz-Brown played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 356 to 464 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +884.
Round 13		Katz-Brown played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 305 to 605 (a spread of -300). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +584. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Katz-Brown played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 495 to 376 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +703.
Round 15		Katz-Brown played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 463 to 352 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +814.
Round 16		Katz-Brown played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +829.
Round 17		Katz-Brown played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 435 to 472 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +792.
Round 18		Katz-Brown played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 561 to 393 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +960.
Round 19		Katz-Brown played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 447 to 467 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +940.
Round 20		Katz-Brown played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 393 to 415 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +918. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Katz-Brown played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 426 to 347 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +997.
Round 22		Katz-Brown played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 515 to 448 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +1064.
Round 23		Katz-Brown played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +1040.
Round 24		Katz-Brown played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and lost 434 to 461 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +1013. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Katz-Brown played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 373 to 340 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +1046.
Round 26		Katz-Brown played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 325 to 459 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +912.
Round 27		Katz-Brown played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 509 to 381 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +1040.
Round 28		Katz-Brown played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and lost 424 to 502 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +962.

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