NSC 2008: Kevin Leeds [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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, -146, and is ranked #69 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
	Given name(s): Kevin Surname(s): Leeds Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: One time I lost in a spelling bee by spelling athlete as "athalete". Hobbies: Running in the park, Mankind Project, toy trains. Occupation: Possibly A Computer Programmer, Analyst, Or Writer NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 35/134, 16-12 +334

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 381 Average against: 386
Round 1		Leeds played #93 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 367 to 314 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Leeds played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 433 to 254 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +232. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Leeds played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 442 to 378 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +296.
Round 4		Leeds played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 376 to 470 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +202.
Round 5		Leeds played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +214.
Round 6		Leeds played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 408 to 336 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +286.
Round 7		Leeds played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 271 to 385 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +172.
Round 8		Leeds played #136 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 410 to 407 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-2, +175.
Round 9		Leeds played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 427 to 303 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +299.
Round 10		Leeds played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 394 to 315 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +378.
Round 11		Leeds played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and won 454 to 413 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +419.
Round 12		Leeds played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 325 to 366 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +378.
Round 13		Leeds played #119 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 364 to 397 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +345. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Leeds played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 374 to 385 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-5, +334.
Round 15		Leeds played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 446 to 427 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +353. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Leeds played #49 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 307 to 414 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +246.
Round 17		Leeds played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 404 to 384 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +266.
Round 18		Leeds played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 354 to 444 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-7, +176.
Round 19		Leeds played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 355 to 443 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-8, +88.
Round 20		Leeds played #122 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 418 to 431 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +75.
Round 21		Leeds played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 281 to 442 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-10, -86.
Round 22		Leeds played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 479 to 286 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, +107.
Round 23		Leeds played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 320 to 379 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-11, +48.
Round 24		Leeds played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 367 to 411 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-12, +4.
Round 25		Leeds played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 392 to 445 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-13, -49.
Round 26		Leeds played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 322 to 435 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-14, -162.
Round 27		Leeds played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 398 to 392 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-14, -156.
Round 28		Leeds played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 405 to 395 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, -146.

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