NSC 2008: Robb Griffith [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Robb Griffith, 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, -39, and is ranked #27 in Division 5.

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): Robb Surname(s): Griffith Home: Durham, NC, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Bowling, Swimming, The Beach, Obsessing With Statistics, Scrabble Occupation: Retail Management

Round by Round
High score: 469 Average for: 366 Average against: 367
Round 1		Griffith played #29 Jane Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 333 to 330 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2		Griffith played #62 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 378 to 336 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +45.
Round 3		Griffith played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and won 429 to 331 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +143.
Round 4		Griffith played #16 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and won 399 to 377 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +165.
Round 5		Griffith played #45 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 436 to 311 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +290.
Round 6		Griffith played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 358 to 367 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +281.
Round 7		Griffith played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 442 to 308 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +415.
Round 8		Griffith played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +426.
Round 9		Griffith played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 370 to 317 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +479.
Round 10		Griffith played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 330 to 428 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +381.
Round 11		Griffith played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 334 to 390 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +325.
Round 12		Griffith played #47 Lesesne Kunz (Denver, CO) and lost 394 to 444 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +275.
Round 13		Griffith played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 402 to 389 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +288.
Round 14		Griffith played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 353 to 264 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +377.
Round 15		Griffith played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 359 to 324 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +412.
Round 16		Griffith played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) and lost 340 to 478 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +274.
Round 17		Griffith played #40 Jesse Inman (Columbia, SC) and won 349 to 332 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +291.
Round 18		Griffith played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and won 388 to 366 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +313.
Round 19		Griffith played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 395 to 405 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +303.
Round 20		Griffith played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 446 to 308 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +441.
Round 21		Griffith played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) again and lost 323 to 427 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +337.
Round 22		Griffith played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) again and won 469 to 317 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +489.
Round 23		Griffith played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 311 to 423 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +377.
Round 24		Griffith played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 276 to 444 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +209.
Round 25		Griffith played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) again and lost 202 to 421 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, -10.
Round 26		Griffith played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 337 to 403 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, -76.
Round 27		Griffith played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 286 to 368 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, -158.
Round 28		Griffith played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and won 442 to 323 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, -39.

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