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NSC 2009: Bruce D Ambrosio [#117]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce D Ambrosio, 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 16-15, -665, and is ranked #59 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 Bruce D Ambrosio]

Given name(s): Bruce
Surname(s): D Ambrosio
Home: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Awards: In Southern California Scrabble Hall-of-Fame
Hobbies: being a "dad in actions" to 6-year old Angelica
Occupation: retired
Round by Round

High score: 541
Average for: 385
Average against: 407

Before the Tournament  

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

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

Round 1

[photo of Sam Rosin]

D Ambrosio played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 318 to 541 (a spread of -223).

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 0-1, -223.

Round 2

[photo of Jason Idalski]

D Ambrosio played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and lost 353 to 443 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 0-2, -313.

Round 3

[photo of Ken Kasney]

D Ambrosio played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 335 to 429 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 0-3, -407.

Round 4

[photo of Cheryl Tyler]

D Ambrosio played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 1-3, -367.

Round 5

[photo of Mike Baron]

D Ambrosio played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 276 to 475 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 1-4, -566.

Round 6

[photo of Keith Hagel]

D Ambrosio played #119 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 434 to 402 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 2-4, -534.

Round 7

[photo of Deborah Gaudier]

D Ambrosio played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 493 to 300 (a spread of 193).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 3-4, -341.

Round 8

[photo of Eric Harshbarger]

D Ambrosio played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 414 to 356 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-4, -283.

Round 9

[photo of Chris Cree]

D Ambrosio played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 358 to 435 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 4-5, -360.

Round 10

[photo of Joel Elkins]

D Ambrosio played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 356 to 303 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 5-5, -307.

Round 11

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

D Ambrosio played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 293 to 417 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 5-6, -431.

Round 12

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

D Ambrosio played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 349 to 431 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 5-7, -513.

Round 13

[photo of Charles Reinke]

D Ambrosio played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 432 to 345 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 6-7, -426.

Round 14

[photo of Win Inthara]

D Ambrosio played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 364 to 376 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 6-8, -438.

Round 15

[photo of Michael Early]

D Ambrosio played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 443 to 420 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 7-8, -415.

Round 16

[photo of John Viloria]

D Ambrosio played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 554 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 7-9, -614.

Round 17

[photo of Orry Swift]

D Ambrosio played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 461 to 330 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 8-9, -483.

Round 18

[photo of Steve Krieger]

D Ambrosio played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 419 to 366 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-9, -430.

Round 19

[photo of Thomas M Hall]

D Ambrosio played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 541 to 382 (a spread of 159).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 10-9, -271.

Round 20

[photo of Keith Smith]

D Ambrosio played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 360 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-9, -231.

Round 21

[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]

D Ambrosio played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 310 to 428 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 11-10, -349.

Round 22

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

D Ambrosio played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 343 to 304 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 12-10, -310.

Round 23

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

D Ambrosio played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 285 to 442 (a spread of -157).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 12-11, -467.

Round 24

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

D Ambrosio played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 441 to 417 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 13-11, -443.

Round 25

[photo of Stan Miranda]

D Ambrosio played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 434 to 455 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 13-12, -464.

Round 26

[photo of Marlon Hill]

D Ambrosio played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 345 to 477 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 13-13, -596.

Round 27

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

D Ambrosio played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 418 to 360 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 14-13, -538.

Round 28

[photo of David Whitley]

D Ambrosio played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 14-14, -629.

Round 29

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

D Ambrosio played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 426 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 15-14, -604.

Round 30

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

D Ambrosio played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 473 to 331 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 16-14, -462.

Round 31

[photo of Charles Reinke]

D Ambrosio played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 288 to 491 (a spread of -203).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 16-15, -665.


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