NSC 2008: Geoff Tongue [#118]

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Tongue, 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 19.5-8.5, +1124, and is ranked #2 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): Geoff Surname(s): Tongue Home: Tacoma, WA, United States Hobbies: photography, tennis, volleyball, travel, art Occupation: Northwest Airlines NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 11/88, 19-12 +1214 NSC 2004 Division: 5 NSC 2004 Rank: 4/90, 20-10 +880 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 7/116, 18.5- 9.5 +1086

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 412 Average against: 372
Round 1		Tongue played #36 Jeanne Freebody (Oakland, CA) and lost 446 to 452 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -6.
Round 2		Tongue played #130 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 334 to 403 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3		Tongue played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, +12.
Round 4		Tongue played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 433 to 361 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +84.
Round 5		Tongue played #23 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 385 to 357 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +112.
Round 6		Tongue played #16 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 431 to 307 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +236.
Round 7		Tongue played #79 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 336 to 458 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +114.
Round 8		Tongue played #94 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 372 to 475 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, +11.
Round 9		Tongue played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 391 to 370 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +32.
Round 10		Tongue played #70 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and won 429 to 292 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +169.
Round 11		Tongue played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and tied at 379. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +169.
Round 12		Tongue played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 472 to 295 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +346. Tongue is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Tongue played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 549 to 337 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +558.
Round 14		Tongue played #3 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 424 to 259 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +723.
Round 15		Tongue played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and won 383 to 327 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +779.
Round 16		Tongue played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 401 to 388 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11.5-4.5, +792.
Round 17		Tongue played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 461 to 440 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12.5-4.5, +813.
Round 18		Tongue played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 289 to 501 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +601.
Round 19		Tongue played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 466 to 307 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +760.
Round 20		Tongue played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 479 to 320 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14.5-5.5, +919.
Round 21		Tongue played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 450 to 372 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15.5-5.5, +997.
Round 22		Tongue played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 405 to 413 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +989. Tongue is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Tongue played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 397 to 331 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16.5-6.5, +1055.
Round 24		Tongue played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and won 493 to 410 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-6.5, +1138.
Round 25		Tongue played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) again and lost 304 to 445 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +997.
Round 26		Tongue played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and won 426 to 383 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-7.5, +1040.
Round 27		Tongue played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 327 to 387 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +980.
Round 28		Tongue played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) for the third time and won 452 to 308 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +1124.

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