On this page, you will find information about
Jim Kramer, 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, +975, and is ranked
#4 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 514 Average for: 430 Average against: 398 |
Before the Tournament | | Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 1 | | Kramer played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 445 to 361 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +84. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 2 | | Kramer played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 440 to 384 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +140. |
Round 3 | | Kramer played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 434 to 430 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-0, +144. |
Round 4 | | Kramer played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 360 to 433 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +71. |
Round 5 | | Kramer played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 406 to 343 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +134. |
Round 6 | | Kramer played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 444 to 325 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +253. |
Round 7 | | Kramer played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 411 to 447 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +217. |
Round 8 | | Kramer played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 474 to 356 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +335. |
Round 9 | | Kramer played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 436 to 359 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +412. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | | Kramer played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 489 to 398 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +503. |
Round 11 | | Kramer played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 442 to 350 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +595. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | | Kramer played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 460 to 372 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +683. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 13 | | Kramer played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 382 to 498 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +567. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 14 | | Kramer played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 333 to 610 (a spread of -277). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-4, +290. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | | Kramer played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 428 to 344 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-4, +374. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 16 | | Kramer played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 429 to 459 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-5, +344. |
Round 17 | | Kramer played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +308. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 18 | | Kramer played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 355 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +371. |
Round 19 | | Kramer played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 338 to 392 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +317. |
Round 20 | | Kramer played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 410 to 467 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +260. |
Round 21 | | Kramer played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 499 to 370 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +389. |
Round 22 | | Kramer played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 437 to 377 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +449. |
Round 23 | | Kramer played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 393 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +476. |
Round 24 | | Kramer played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 427 to 279 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +624. |
Round 25 | | Kramer played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 478 to 331 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +771. |
Round 26 | | Kramer played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and won 452 to 399 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +824. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | | Kramer played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 514 to 382 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +956. |
Round 28 | | Kramer played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 447 to 483 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +920. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 29 | | Kramer played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 493 to 406 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +1007. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 30 | | Kramer played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) again and won 447 to 342 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1112. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 31 | | Kramer played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and lost 339 to 476 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-10, +975. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
After the Tournament | | Kramer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |