NSC 2010: Robert Linn [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, -259, and is ranked #69 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): Robert Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Awards: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 392 Average against: 401
Round 1		Linn played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 383 to 382 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		Linn played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 470 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Linn played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 314 to 400 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -167.
Round 4		Linn played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 429 to 471 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -209.
Round 5		Linn played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 392 to 418 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -235.
Round 6		Linn played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 393 to 322 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -164.
Round 7		Linn played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 330 to 325 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -159.
Round 8		Linn played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 485 to 348 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, -22.
Round 9		Linn played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 438 to 361 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +55.
Round 10		Linn played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 320 to 456 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, -81.
Round 11		Linn played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 443 to 353 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-5, +9.
Round 12		Linn played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 296 to 533 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, -228.
Round 13		Linn played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 425 to 435 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -238.
Round 14		Linn played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 364 to 391 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -265.
Round 15		Linn played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 349 to 502 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-9, -418.
Round 16		Linn played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 380 to 357 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-9, -395.
Round 17		Linn played #56 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 459 to 351 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, -287.
Round 18		Linn played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 331 to 375 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-10, -331.
Round 19		Linn played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 398 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -308.
Round 20		Linn played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 457 to 367 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, -218.
Round 21		Linn played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 497 to 307 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, -28.
Round 22		Linn played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 406 to 396 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, -18.
Round 23		Linn played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 342 to 489 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, -165.
Round 24		Linn played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 354 to 394 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, -205.
Round 25		Linn played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 334 to 388 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-13, -259.
Round 26		Linn played #58 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 334 to 365 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, -290.
Round 27		Linn played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 413 to 478 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-15, -355.
Round 28		Linn played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 454 to 317 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-15, -218.
Round 29		Linn played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 460 to 447 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-15, -205.
Round 30		Linn played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 402 to 369 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-15, -172.
Round 31		Linn played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 364 to 451 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-16, -259.

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