NSC 2011: Jesse Day [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Day, who is competing at the 2011 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 21-10, +924, and is ranked #5 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): Jesse Surname(s): Day Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Awards: Won a tournament that one time Hobbies: Ultimate, juggling, reading, Chinese karaoke Occupation: Grad student

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 431 Average against: 401
Before the Tournament		Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Day played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 463 to 198 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +265.
Round 2		Day played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +236.
Round 3		Day played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 469 to 453 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +252.
Round 4		Day played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 459 to 394 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +317.
Round 5		Day played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 462 to 479 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +300.
Round 6		Day played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 486 to 272 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +514.
Round 7		Day played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 435 to 450 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +499.
Round 8		Day played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 426 to 552 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +373. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Day played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 418 to 351 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +440.
Round 10		Day played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 453 to 385 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +508.
Round 11		Day played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 492 to 332 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +668.
Round 12		Day played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and won 520 to 366 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +822. Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Day played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +840. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Day played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 525 to 428 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +937.
Round 15		Day played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 448 to 387 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +998. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 16		Day played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 370 to 327 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1041.
Round 17		Day played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 357 to 427 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +971. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Day played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 348 to 515 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +804. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Day played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 473 to 357 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +920.
Round 20		Day played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 522 to 312 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +1130.
Round 21		Day played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 443 to 411 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1162. Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Day played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 366 to 455 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1073.
Round 23		Day played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and won 401 to 322 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1152.
Round 24		Day played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 442 to 410 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-7, +1184. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Day played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 485 to 410 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +1259. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Day played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) again and lost 388 to 399 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1248. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 27		Day played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 418 to 394 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-8, +1272.
Round 28		Day played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 483 to 447 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-8, +1308. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Day played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-8, +1330. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Day played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and lost 308 to 630 (a spread of -322). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-9, +1008. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Day played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) for the third time and lost 321 to 405 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-10, +924. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
After the Tournament		Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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