NSC 2008: Roy Kamen [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy 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 19-9, +919, and is ranked #5 in Division 2.

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 Roy Kamen]

Given name(s): Roy
Surname(s): Kamen
Home: Covina, CA, United States
Awards: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year!
Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia
Occupation: Shuttle Driver To Disneyland
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 54/106, 13.5-13.5 -30
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 114/126, 12-19 -530
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 38/105, 17-14 -249
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 66/132, 16-15 -451
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 33/139, 17-13 +466
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 14/108, 17-11 +671
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 10/102, 18-10 +187

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 410 Average against: 377
Round 1		Kamen played #125 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 345 to 434 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-1, -89.
Round 2		Kamen played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 525 to 326 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +110.
Round 3		Kamen played #2 David Abolafia (Sarasota, FL) and won 407 to 362 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +155.
Round 4		Kamen played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 531 to 320 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +366.
Round 5		Kamen played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 423 to 358 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +431.
Round 6		Kamen played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 384 to 394 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +421.
Round 7		Kamen played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 472 to 418 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +475. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Kamen played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 401 to 349 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +527. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Kamen played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 306 to 466 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +367.
Round 10		Kamen played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 348 to 424 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +291.
Round 11		Kamen played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 351 to 436 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +206.
Round 12		Kamen played #107 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 349 to 406 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, +149.
Round 13		Kamen played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 384 to 299 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, +234.
Round 14		Kamen played #87 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 409 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +257.
Round 15		Kamen played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 286 to 461 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-7, +82.
Round 16		Kamen played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 374 to 339 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-7, +117.
Round 17		Kamen played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 535 to 289 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +363.
Round 18		Kamen played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and won 415 to 301 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, +477.
Round 19		Kamen played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 394 to 382 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +489.
Round 20		Kamen played #49 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 335 to 333 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +491.
Round 21		Kamen played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and won 552 to 406 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +637.
Round 22		Kamen played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 469 to 368 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +738.
Round 23		Kamen played #119 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 400 to 420 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +718.
Round 24		Kamen played #15 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 323 to 458 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +583.
Round 25		Kamen played #44 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 410 to 368 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +625.
Round 26		Kamen played #130 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 499 to 406 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +718.
Round 27		Kamen played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 430 to 285 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +863.
Round 28		Kamen played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +919.

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