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NSC 2011: Kevin Leeds [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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 14-17, +762, and is ranked #59 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

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Given name(s): Kevin
Surname(s): Leeds
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Georgia Tech 1997
Hobbies: Juggling, collecting plastic lids from drink containers, composting, debate, experimental religion, the Internet, computers, math, the cat
Occupation: unknown
Round by Round

High score: 532
Average for: 402
Average against: 377

Round 1

[photo of Brenda Casey]

Leeds played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 363 to 401 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 0-1, -38.

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

Round 2

[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]

Leeds played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 532 to 319 (a spread of 213).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 1-1, +175.

Round 3

[photo of Tim Anglin]

Leeds played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 350 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 1-2, +164.

Round 4

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

Leeds played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 461 to 445 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-2, +180.

Round 5

[photo of Carole Miller]

Leeds played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 399 to 338 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-2, +241.

Round 6

[photo of Lee Brooks]

Leeds played #73 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and won 419 to 376 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-2, +284.

Round 7

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Leeds played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 449 to 252 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 5-2, +481.

Round 8

[photo of David Weiss]

Leeds played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 366 to 456 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-3, +391.

Round 9

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Leeds played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 434 to 413 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 6-3, +412.

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

Round 10

[photo of Connie Creed]

Leeds played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 439 to 430 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 7-3, +421.

Round 11

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Leeds played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 434 to 466 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-4, +389.

Round 12

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Leeds played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 335 to 395 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-5, +329.

Round 13

[photo of Debbie Scholz]

Leeds played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-6, +245.

Round 14

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

Leeds played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 346 to 418 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 7-7, +173.

Round 15

[photo of David S Adams]

Leeds played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 7-8, +155.

Round 16

[photo of Broderick Larkins]

Leeds played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 485 to 266 (a spread of 219).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 8-8, +374.

Round 17

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Leeds played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 350 to 387 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 8-9, +337.

Round 18

[photo of Carole Denton]

Leeds played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 377 to 392 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 8-10, +322.

Round 19

[photo of Lynda Wise]

Leeds played #84 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 441 to 293 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 9-10, +470.

Round 20

[photo of Mary Pastore]

Leeds played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-11, +462.

Round 21

[photo of Scott Pianowski]

Leeds played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 376 to 454 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-12, +384.

Round 22

[photo of Heather McCall]

Leeds played #27 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 9-13, +366.

Round 23

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Leeds played #79 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 278 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 10-13, +500.

Round 24

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Leeds played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 517 to 340 (a spread of 177).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 11-13, +677.

Round 25

[photo of Arthur Finkle]

Leeds played #77 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 437 to 343 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 12-13, +771.

Round 26

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Leeds played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 322 to 424 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 12-14, +669.

Round 27

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

Leeds played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 442 to 394 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 13-14, +717.

Round 28

[photo of Jeremy Jeffers]

Leeds played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 409 to 415 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 13-15, +711.

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

Round 29

[photo of Michelle Davis]

Leeds played #72 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 13-16, +664.

Round 30

[photo of Judy Cole]

Leeds played #69 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 452 to 319 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 14-16, +797.

Round 31

[photo of Derek Martinez]

Leeds played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 344 to 379 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 14-17, +762.


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