NSC 2012: Jesse Day [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Jesse Day, who is competing at the 2012 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, +1789, and is ranked #3 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: 650 Average for: 435 Average against: 378
Before the Tournament		Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Day is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Day played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 417 to 461 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -44. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Day played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 509 to 399 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +66. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Day played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 385 to 410 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, +41.
Round 4		Day played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 372 to 452 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -39.
Round 5		Day played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 453 to 343 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, +71. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Day played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 445 to 357 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-3, +159. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Day played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 421 to 323 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +257.
Round 8		Day played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 482 to 386 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +353. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Day played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 345 to 357 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +341.
Round 10		Day played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 347 to 342 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +346.
Round 11		Day played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 644 to 286 (a spread of 358). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +704. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Day played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 650 to 275 (a spread of 375). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +1079. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Day played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 351 to 347 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +1083.
Round 14		Day played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 452 to 315 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +1220.
Round 15		Day played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 315 to 496 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +1039. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Day played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 421 to 453 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +1007.
Round 17		Day played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 383 to 438 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +952.
Round 18		Day played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 381 to 527 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-8, +806.
Round 19		Day played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 411 to 425 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, +792.
Round 20		Day played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 463 to 241 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +1014.
Round 21		Day played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 487 to 352 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +1149. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Day played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 418 to 346 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-9, +1221.
Round 23		Day played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 439 to 353 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +1307.
Round 24		Day played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 480 to 391 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +1396.
Round 25		Day played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 467 to 380 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +1483.
Round 26		Day played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 313 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1601. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Day played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and won 467 to 445 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +1623.
Round 28		Day played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 415 to 331 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +1707.
Round 29		Day played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 358 to 415 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1650. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Day played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 493 to 394 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +1749.
Round 31		Day played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 398 to 358 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1789.

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