NSC 2008: Seth Lipkin [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, 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 11-17, -71, and is ranked #91 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
	Given name(s): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Hopkinton, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin Occupation: Software Developer Notes: Cocreator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 44/102, 15-13 -249

Round by Round
High score: 602 Average for: 410 Average against: 413
Round 1		Lipkin played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2		Lipkin played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 364 to 399 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +48.
Round 3		Lipkin played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 465 to 326 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +187.
Round 4		Lipkin played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 424 to 339 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +272.
Round 5		Lipkin played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 337 to 519 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +90.
Round 6		Lipkin played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 409 to 422 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +77.
Round 7		Lipkin played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 467 to 458 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +86.
Round 8		Lipkin played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 434 to 436 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +84.
Round 9		Lipkin played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 563 to 313 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +334.
Round 10		Lipkin played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +349.
Round 11		Lipkin played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 422 to 408 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +363.
Round 12		Lipkin played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 353 to 421 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +295.
Round 13		Lipkin played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 358 to 400 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +253. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Lipkin played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 296 to 476 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-7, +73.
Round 15		Lipkin played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, +12.
Round 16		Lipkin played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 411 to 430 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -7.
Round 17		Lipkin played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 380 to 454 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-10, -81. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lipkin played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-11, -196.
Round 19		Lipkin played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 456 to 367 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, -107.
Round 20		Lipkin played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 379 to 511 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-12, -239.
Round 21		Lipkin played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 402 to 442 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-13, -279.
Round 22		Lipkin played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 422 to 323 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-13, -180.
Round 23		Lipkin played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 308 to 456 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-14, -328.
Round 24		Lipkin played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 523 to 338 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-14, -143.
Round 25		Lipkin played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 412 to 461 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-15, -192.
Round 26		Lipkin played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 602 to 373 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-15, +37. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 27		Lipkin played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 373 to 405 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-16, +5.
Round 28		Lipkin played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 380 to 456 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-17, -71.

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