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NSC 2011: Ross Brown [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, 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 18-13, +384, and is ranked #22 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

[photo of Ross Brown]

Given name(s): Ross
Surname(s): Brown
Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Awards: BMath, winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s
Hobbies: soccer referee, curler, recreational mathematician, shareware author, linguist
Occupation: software designer
Round by Round

High score: 553
Average for: 401
Average against: 389

Round 1

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Brown played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 319 to 433 (a spread of -114).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 0-1, -114.

Round 2

[photo of Joe Edley]

Brown played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 429 to 368 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-1, -53.

Round 3

[photo of Cheryl Tyler]

Brown played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 2-1, -20.

Round 4

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Brown played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 406 to 327 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 3-1, +59.

Round 5

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Brown played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 472 to 336 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-1, +195.

Round 6

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Brown played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 426 to 409 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-1, +212.

Round 7

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Brown played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 315 to 385 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-2, +142.

Round 8

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Brown played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 377 to 352 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-2, +167.

Round 9

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Brown played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 447 to 388 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-2, +226.

Round 10

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Brown played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 553 to 299 (a spread of 254).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-2, +480.

Round 11

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Brown played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 397 to 335 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-2, +542.

Round 12

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Brown played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 341 to 419 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-3, +464.

Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Brown played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 350 to 508 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-4, +306.

Round 14

[photo of Orry Swift]

Brown played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 357 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-4, +401.

Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Brown played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 389 to 432 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 10-5, +358.

Round 16

[photo of Scott Appel]

Brown played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 351 to 488 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 10-6, +221.

Round 17

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Brown played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 469 to 342 (a spread of 127).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 11-6, +348.

Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Brown played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 411 to 377 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-6, +382.

Round 19

[photo of Jim Kramer]

Brown played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 392 to 338 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13-6, +436.

Round 20

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Brown played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 316 to 336 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-7, +416.

Round 21

[photo of Jesse Day]

Brown played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 13-8, +384.

Round 22

[photo of Chris Cree]

Brown played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +378.

Round 23

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Brown played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 425 to 414 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-9, +389.

Round 24

[photo of Will Anderson]

Brown played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 273 to 434 (a spread of -161).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 14-10, +228.

Round 25

[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]

Brown played #19 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and won 552 to 313 (a spread of 239).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 15-10, +467.

Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 26

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Brown played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 356 to 526 (a spread of -170).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 15-11, +297.

Round 27

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Brown played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 362 to 374 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 15-12, +285.

Round 28

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

Brown played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 400 to 334 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-12, +351.

Round 29

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Brown played #62 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 429 to 294 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 17-12, +486.

Round 30

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Brown played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 331 to 472 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 17-13, +345.

Round 31

[photo of Tony Leah]

Brown played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 489 to 450 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 18-13, +384.

Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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