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NSC 2008: Jon Shreve [#93]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Jon Shreve, 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 10-18, -832, and is ranked
#98 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Jon Surname(s): Shreve
 Home: Denver, CO, United States
 Occupation: Actuary
 NSC 1989 Division: 1
 NSC 1989 Rank: 41/149, 15-12 +387
 NSC 1989 Division: 1
 NSC 1989 Rank: 41/149, 15-12 +387
 NSC 1990 Division: 1
 NSC 1990 Rank: 121/176, 12-15 +60
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 505Average for: 394
 Average against: 426
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
 | Shreve played #100  Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX)  and lost 311 to 588 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-1, -277. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
 | Shreve played #98  Orry Swift (Waco, TX)  and lost 388 to 533 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-2, -422. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Vernon Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_vernon.jpg)
 | Shreve played #41  Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL)  and lost 405 to 458 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-3, -475. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg)
 | Shreve played #46  Mark Kenas (Madison, WI)  and lost 376 to 422 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-4, -521. |  | Round 5 |  | Shreve recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-4, -471. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #4  Michael Baker (Portland, OR)  and won 436 to 330 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -365. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg)
 | Shreve played #84  Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN)  and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-5, -438. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
 | Shreve played #71  David Pearl (Long Beach, CA)  and won 461 to 265 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, -242. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #31  Steve Glass (Dade City, FL)  and won 430 to 348 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -160. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dielle.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #89  Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC)  and lost 328 to 378 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -210. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/le_cecilia.jpg)
 | Shreve played #50  Cecilia Le (Boston, MA)  and lost 439 to 543 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -314. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Jan Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
 | Shreve played #19  Jan Dixon (Newark, DE)  and lost 423 to 563 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -454. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Robert Ellickson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/ellickson_robert.jpg)
 | Shreve played #22  Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT)  and lost 376 to 406 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-9, -484. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #30  David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC)  and lost 451 to 484 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-10, -517. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mike Paxson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paxson_mike.jpg)
 | Shreve played #69  Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN)  and won 505 to 336 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-10, -348. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)
 | Shreve played #9  Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL)  and won 376 to 371 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-10, -343. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
 | Shreve played #51  Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA)  and won 453 to 426 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-10, -316. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
 | Shreve played #90  Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand)  and won 337 to 327 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-10, -306. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
 | Shreve played #20  Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX)  and lost 406 to 457 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -357. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rau_stephan.jpg)
 | Shreve played #81  Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT)  and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, -327. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Greg A. Heidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
 | Shreve played #35  Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI)  and lost 313 to 397 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-12, -411. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Ted Rosen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rosen_ted.jpg)
 | Shreve played #85  Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY)  and lost 336 to 523 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-13, -598. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Louie Muller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/muller_louie.jpg)
 | Shreve played #63  Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA)  and lost 328 to 343 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-14, -613. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #77  Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand)  and lost 338 to 506 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-15, -781. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
 | Shreve played #99  Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY)  and lost 365 to 441 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-16, -857. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kreiswirth_rose_3.jpg)
 | Shreve played #49  Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY)  and won 482 to 379 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-16, -754. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
 | Shreve played #24  Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA)  and lost 417 to 474 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-17, -811. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Ira Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg)
 | Shreve played #11  Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA)  and lost 423 to 444 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-18, -832. | 
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