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NSC 2009: Roy Kamen [#63]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, 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 13-18, -278, and is ranked #99 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

[photo of Roy Kamen]

Given name(s): Roy
Surname(s): Kamen
Home: Covina, CA, USA
Awards: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year!
Hobbies: chess, sudoku, going to movies and concerts with Maddy
Occupation: Shuttling people between Disneyland and LAX
Round by Round

High score: 471
Average for: 392
Average against: 403

Round 1

[photo of Jason Keller]

Kamen played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 451 to 479 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 0-1, -28.

Round 2

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Kamen played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and won 452 to 363 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 1-1, +61.

Round 3

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Kamen played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 1-2, +34.

Round 4

[photo of Bruce Adams]

Kamen played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and lost 436 to 461 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 1-3, +9.

Round 5

[photo of Mike Paxson]

Kamen played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 387 to 399 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 1-4, -3.

Round 6

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Kamen played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 422 to 470 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 1-5, -51.

Round 7

[photo of Steve Grob]

Kamen played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 365 to 404 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 1-6, -90.

Round 8

[photo of Ravee Joradol]

Kamen played #70 Ravee Joradol (THA) and won 403 to 271 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 2-6, +42.

Round 9

[photo of Marty Marcus]

Kamen played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and won 448 to 441 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 3-6, +49.

Round 10

[photo of Joe Edley]

Kamen played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 412 to 388 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-6, +73.

Round 11

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Kamen played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 312 to 405 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 4-7, -20.

Round 12

[photo of Eric Harshbarger]

Kamen played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 330 to 524 (a spread of -194).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 4-8, -214.

Round 13

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Kamen played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 388 to 327 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 5-8, -153.

Round 14

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Kamen played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 285 to 446 (a spread of -161).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 5-9, -314.

Kamen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Kamen played #124 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 342 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 6-9, -238.

Round 16

[photo of David Johnson]

Kamen played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 469 to 319 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 7-9, -88.

Round 17

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Kamen played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 367 to 387 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 7-10, -108.

Round 18

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

Kamen played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 360 to 516 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 7-11, -264.

Round 19

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

Kamen played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 355 to 411 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 7-12, -320.

Round 20

[photo of Robert Linn]

Kamen played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 407 to 415 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 7-13, -328.

Round 21

[photo of Alyssa Faria]

Kamen played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 326 to 404 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 7-14, -406.

Round 22

[photo of Deborah Gaudier]

Kamen played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 8-14, -368.

Round 23

[photo of Cheryl Tyler]

Kamen played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 365 to 433 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 8-15, -436.

Round 24

[photo of Derek Martinez]

Kamen played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 418 to 344 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 9-15, -362.

Round 25  

Kamen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 10-15, -312.

Round 26

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Kamen played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 307 to 376 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 10-16, -381.

Round 27

[photo of Melissa Routzahn]

Kamen played #100 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 446 to 366 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 11-16, -301.

Round 28

[photo of Jim Pate]

Kamen played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 471 to 356 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 12-16, -186.

Round 29

[photo of Keith Smith]

Kamen played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 426 to 419 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 13-16, -179.

Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Kamen played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 328 to 364 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 13-17, -215.

Round 31

[photo of Jan Dixon]

Kamen played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 444 to 507 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 13-18, -278.


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