NSC 2008: Keith Pries [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Pries, 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 16-12, +706, and is ranked #22 in Division 4.

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): Keith Surname(s): Pries Home: Englewood, CO, United States Occupation: N/A

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 396 Average against: 371
Round 1		Pries played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +31.
Round 2		Pries played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 371 to 339 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +63.
Round 3		Pries played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and lost 390 to 406 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +47.
Round 4		Pries played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 471 to 256 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +262.
Round 5		Pries played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and won 391 to 347 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +306.
Round 6		Pries played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 490 to 268 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +528.
Round 7		Pries played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 320 to 406 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +442.
Round 8		Pries played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and lost 344 to 417 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +369.
Round 9		Pries played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 520 to 347 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +542.
Round 10		Pries played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 365 to 324 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +583.
Round 11		Pries played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 388 to 356 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +615.
Round 12		Pries played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 437 to 291 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +761.
Round 13		Pries played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 470 to 314 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +917.
Round 14		Pries played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 377 to 461 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +833.
Round 15		Pries played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 370 to 485 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +718. Pries is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Pries played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 406 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +689.
Round 17		Pries played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 422 to 324 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +787.
Round 18		Pries played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 469 to 281 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +975.
Round 19		Pries played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +996.
Round 20		Pries played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 428 to 413 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +1011.
Round 21		Pries played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 360 to 393 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +978.
Round 22		Pries played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 340 to 391 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +927.
Round 23		Pries played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 322 to 469 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +780.
Round 24		Pries played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +693.
Round 25		Pries played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 380 to 411 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +662.
Round 26		Pries played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 389 to 341 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +710.
Round 27		Pries played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 383 to 373 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +720.
Round 28		Pries played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +706.

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