NSC 2009: Kevin Leeds [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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 19-12, -63, and is ranked #13 in Division 2.

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): Kevin Surname(s): Leeds Home: Austin, TX, USA Awards: Earned applied math PhD from Georgia Tech Hobbies: DIY - gluing stuff together Occupation: computer programmer & mathematician

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 380 Average against: 382
Round 1		Leeds played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 470 to 331 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +139.
Round 2		Leeds played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 411 to 439 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +111.
Round 3		Leeds played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and won 137 to 70 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +178.
Round 4		Leeds played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 443 to 423 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +198.
Round 5		Leeds played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 349 to 416 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +131.
Round 6		Leeds played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 394 to 292 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +233.
Round 7		Leeds played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 359 to 325 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +267.
Round 8		Leeds played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 350 to 431 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +186.
Round 9		Leeds played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and lost 346 to 474 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +58.
Round 10		Leeds played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 419 to 265 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +212.
Round 11		Leeds played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 401 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +250.
Round 12		Leeds played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and won 455 to 384 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +321.
Round 13		Leeds played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 450 to 409 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +362.
Round 14		Leeds played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and won 513 to 330 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +545.
Round 15		Leeds played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 288 to 399 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +434.
Round 16		Leeds played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 361 to 362 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +433.
Round 17		Leeds played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 292 to 498 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +227.
Round 18		Leeds played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 490 to 339 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +378.
Round 19		Leeds played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 415 to 403 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +390.
Round 20		Leeds played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +391.
Round 21		Leeds played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) again and won 377 to 355 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +413.
Round 22		Leeds played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 343 to 301 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +455.
Round 23		Leeds played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 300 to 470 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +285.
Round 24		Leeds played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 277 to 589 (a spread of -312). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, -27.
Round 25		Leeds played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and won 440 to 422 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, -9.
Round 26		Leeds played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 492 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, -192.
Round 27		Leeds played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 381 to 311 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, -122.
Round 28		Leeds played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 321 to 370 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, -171.
Round 29		Leeds played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 412 to 356 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, -115.
Round 30		Leeds played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 436 to 449 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, -128.
Round 31		Leeds played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) again and won 413 to 348 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, -63.

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