NSC 2009: Chris Lipe [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, who is competing at the 2009 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 17-14, +601, and is ranked #34 in Division 1.

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): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, USA Hobbies: playing saxophone Occupation: computer programmer

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 429 Average against: 409
Round 1		Lipe played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 400 to 333 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +67.
Round 2		Lipe played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 410 to 399 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +78.
Round 3		Lipe played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 417 to 526 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -31.
Round 4		Lipe played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 348 to 377 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -60.
Round 5		Lipe played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 383 to 615 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-3, -292.
Round 6		Lipe played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 408 to 446 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-4, -330.
Round 7		Lipe played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 530 to 399 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-4, -199.
Round 8		Lipe played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 404 to 347 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-4, -142.
Round 9		Lipe played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 355 to 583 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-5, -370.
Round 10		Lipe played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 414 to 357 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, -313.
Round 11		Lipe played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 439 to 458 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-6, -332. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12		Lipe played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 568 to 299 (a spread of 269). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -63.
Round 13		Lipe played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 481 to 362 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +56.
Round 14		Lipe played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 349 to 353 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +52. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15		Lipe played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 387 to 403 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, +36. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Lipe played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 445 to 460 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, +21.
Round 17		Lipe played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 461 to 306 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, +176.
Round 18		Lipe played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 431 to 473 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, +134.
Round 19		Lipe played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 383 to 418 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-11, +99.
Round 20		Lipe played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 437 to 385 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, +151.
Round 21		Lipe played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 485 to 335 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, +301.
Round 22		Lipe played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 497 to 492 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-11, +306. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Lipe played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and won 446 to 347 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, +405. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Lipe played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 426 to 401 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +430.
Round 25		Lipe played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 347 to 468 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +309. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lipe played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 423 to 462 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-13, +270.
Round 27		Lipe played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 439 to 392 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-13, +317.
Round 28		Lipe played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 500 to 362 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +455.
Round 29		Lipe played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 535 to 373 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-13, +617.
Round 30		Lipe played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 389 to 293 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +713.
Round 31		Lipe played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 356 to 468 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 17-14, +601.

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