NSC 2010: Mason Shambach [#60]

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On this page, you will find information about Mason Shambach, 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, +225, and is ranked #48 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): Mason Surname(s): Shambach Home: Battle Creek, MI, United States Awards: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion Hobbies: Swimming

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 391 Average against: 384
Round 1		Shambach played #41 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 471 to 279 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +192.
Round 2		Shambach played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 364 to 370 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +186.
Round 3		Shambach played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 435 to 329 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +292.
Round 4		Shambach played #87 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 372 to 344 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +320.
Round 5		Shambach played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 353 to 428 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +245.
Round 6		Shambach played #77 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 399 to 351 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +293.
Round 7		Shambach played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 460 to 433 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +320.
Round 8		Shambach played #38 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 408 to 331 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +397.
Round 9		Shambach played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +421. Shambach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Shambach played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 314 to 341 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +394.
Round 11		Shambach played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 326 to 466 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +254.
Round 12		Shambach played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 341 to 464 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +131.
Round 13		Shambach played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 373 to 387 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +117.
Round 14		Shambach played #11 Nathan James (Mount Pleasant, SC) and won 449 to 355 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +211.
Round 15		Shambach played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 360 to 402 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, +169.
Round 16		Shambach played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 299 to 376 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +92.
Round 17		Shambach played #27 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 371 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, +73.
Round 18		Shambach played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +88.
Round 19		Shambach played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 382 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +59.
Round 20		Shambach played #37 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 467 to 363 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, +163.
Round 21		Shambach played #32 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 284 to 442 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-11, +5.
Round 22		Shambach played #49 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 448 to 338 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-11, +115.
Round 23		Shambach played #71 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and lost 362 to 462 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-12, +15.
Round 24		Shambach played #5 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 445 to 322 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-12, +138.
Round 25		Shambach played #86 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-13, +124.
Round 26		Shambach played #81 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 428 to 425 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +127.
Round 27		Shambach played #44 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 480 to 349 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-13, +258.
Round 28		Shambach played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 390 to 463 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, +185.
Round 29		Shambach played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 386 to 448 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, +123.
Round 30		Shambach played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 362 to 414 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-16, +71.
Round 31		Shambach played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) again and won 513 to 359 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-16, +225.

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