NSC 2011: Terry Kang Rau [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kang Rau, 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 19-12, +783, and is ranked #9 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): Terry Kang Surname(s): Rau Home: Hudson, NY, United States Awards: Most frequently "Winterized." Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis.

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 406 Average against: 381
Round 1		Rau played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 456 to 365 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +91.
Round 2		Rau played #60 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 424 to 351 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +164.
Round 3		Rau played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +148.
Round 4		Rau played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 393 to 464 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +77.
Round 5		Rau played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, +71.
Round 6		Rau played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 367 to 395 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-4, +43.
Round 7		Rau played #20 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and won 469 to 398 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, +114.
Round 8		Rau played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and lost 445 to 448 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-5, +111.
Round 9		Rau played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and lost 356 to 468 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-6, -1.
Round 10		Rau played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 313 to 319 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-7, -7.
Round 11		Rau played #21 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 307 to 504 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-8, -204.
Round 12		Rau played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 462 to 340 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-8, -82.
Round 13		Rau played #59 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and won 459 to 384 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-8, -7.
Round 14		Rau played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 324 to 501 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-9, -184.
Round 15		Rau played #27 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 366 to 361 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-9, -179. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rau played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 443 to 323 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-9, -59.
Round 17		Rau played #78 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 440 to 384 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, -3.
Round 18		Rau played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 399 to 327 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +69.
Round 19		Rau played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 400 to 467 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-10, +2.
Round 20		Rau played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 358 to 400 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-11, -40.
Round 21		Rau played #86 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and won 488 to 323 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-11, +125.
Round 22		Rau played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 502 to 357 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, +270.
Round 23		Rau played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 389 to 295 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, +364.
Round 24		Rau played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 513 to 334 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +543.
Round 25		Rau played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 368 to 339 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +572.
Round 26		Rau played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 328 to 420 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, +480.
Round 27		Rau played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 385 to 374 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +491.
Round 28		Rau played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 455 to 413 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +533.
Round 29		Rau played #88 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +596.
Round 30		Rau played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 443 to 293 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +746.
Round 31		Rau played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 382 to 345 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +783.
After the Tournament		Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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