NSC 2008: Brian Wagner [#122]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Wagner, 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, +979, and is ranked #3 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

[photo of Brian Wagner]

Given name(s): Brian
Surname(s): Wagner
Home: Ashland City, TN, United States
Awards: did some stuff - got awards - moved on
Hobbies: bowling, karaoke, really bad golf, sitting by country lakes, travel
Occupation: Trainer & Web Developer
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 48/120, 14-13 +308
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 58/151, 16-15 +522
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 88/134, 13-15 -222

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 398 Average against: 363
Round 1		Wagner played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 373 to 454 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Wagner played #19 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 402 to 386 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-1, -65.
Round 3		Wagner played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-2, -108.
Round 4		Wagner played #25 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 442 to 350 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -16.
Round 5		Wagner played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and won 420 to 337 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +67.
Round 6		Wagner played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 348 to 302 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +113.
Round 7		Wagner played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 397 to 325 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +185.
Round 8		Wagner played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 346 to 316 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +215.
Round 9		Wagner played #115 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 418 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +174.
Round 10		Wagner played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 477 to 273 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +378.
Round 11		Wagner played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 358 to 405 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +331.
Round 12		Wagner played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 351 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +431.
Round 13		Wagner played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 443 to 283 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +591.
Round 14		Wagner played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 402 to 428 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +565.
Round 15		Wagner played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +509.
Round 16		Wagner played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and won 446 to 321 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +634.
Round 17		Wagner played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 372 to 346 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +660.
Round 18		Wagner played #91 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 392 to 345 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +707.
Round 19		Wagner played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and tied at 383. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +707.
Round 20		Wagner played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +725.
Round 21		Wagner played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 367 to 357 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +735.
Round 22		Wagner played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 442 to 319 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +858.
Round 23		Wagner played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 431 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16.5-6.5, +880.
Round 24		Wagner played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 332 to 468 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +744.
Round 25		Wagner played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) again and won 445 to 304 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +885.
Round 26		Wagner played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 441 to 312 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18.5-7.5, +1014.
Round 27		Wagner played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 350 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-7.5, +1082.
Round 28		Wagner played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 311 to 414 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +979. Wagner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Award Ceremony		Wagner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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