NSC 2008: Brian Galebach [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Galebach, 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, +689, and is ranked #59 in Division 3.

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): Brian Surname(s): Galebach Home: Columbia, MD, United States Awards: Sang in 1996 Grammy winning classical recording Hobbies: Piano, Singing, Curling Occupation: Freelance Software Development USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 58/88, 13-15 -338

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 398 Average against: 374
Round 1		Galebach played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 493 to 321 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +172.
Round 2		Galebach played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +193.
Round 3		Galebach played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 306 to 437 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, +62.
Round 4		Galebach played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 452 to 347 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +167.
Round 5		Galebach played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 414 to 300 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +281.
Round 6		Galebach played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 377 to 455 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +203.
Round 7		Galebach played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 500 to 385 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +318.
Round 8		Galebach played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and lost 316 to 346 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +288.
Round 9		Galebach played #28 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 467 to 347 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +408.
Round 10		Galebach played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 321 to 438 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +291.
Round 11		Galebach played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 414 to 423 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +282.
Round 12		Galebach played #85 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 329 to 421 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +190.
Round 13		Galebach played #124 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 500 to 267 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +423.
Round 14		Galebach played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 344 to 395 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, +372.
Round 15		Galebach played #117 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 345 to 394 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, +323.
Round 16		Galebach played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 411 to 424 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-9, +310.
Round 17		Galebach played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 515 to 336 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, +489.
Round 18		Galebach played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 389 to 403 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-10, +475.
Round 19		Galebach played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 320 to 449 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-11, +346.
Round 20		Galebach played #66 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 480 to 288 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, +538.
Round 21		Galebach played #2 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 413 to 296 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, +655.
Round 22		Galebach played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 403 to 271 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, +787.
Round 23		Galebach played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 399 to 390 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +796.
Round 24		Galebach played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 307 to 423 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-12, +680.
Round 25		Galebach played #120 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, +655.
Round 26		Galebach played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and won 415 to 302 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-13, +768.
Round 27		Galebach played #32 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 417 to 382 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-13, +803.
Round 28		Galebach played #28 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) again and lost 375 to 489 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-14, +689.

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