NSC 2012: Ross Brown [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, 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 16-15, +125, and is ranked #34 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): 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: 508 Average for: 403 Average against: 399
Round 1		Brown played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 339 to 434 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -95.
Round 2		Brown played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 422 to 325 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +2.
Round 3		Brown played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 369 to 347 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +24.
Round 4		Brown played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 344 to 441 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -73. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Brown played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 396 to 395 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, -72.
Round 6		Brown played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 433 to 435 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-3, -74.
Round 7		Brown played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 507 to 377 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +56.
Round 8		Brown played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 468 to 344 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +180.
Round 9		Brown played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 365 to 366 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +179.
Round 10		Brown played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 508 to 327 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +360.
Round 11		Brown played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 455 to 400 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +415.
Round 12		Brown played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 380 to 481 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +314.
Round 13		Brown played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 359 to 350 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +323.
Round 14		Brown played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 321 to 415 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-6, +229.
Round 15		Brown played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +230. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Brown played #71 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 435 to 373 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +292.
Round 17		Brown played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 410 to 431 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +271.
Round 18		Brown played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 312 to 454 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +129. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Brown played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 374 to 386 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, +117.
Round 20		Brown played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 467 to 357 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +227.
Round 21		Brown played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 454 to 405 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +276.
Round 22		Brown played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 432 to 358 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +350.
Round 23		Brown played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 285 to 422 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +213.
Round 24		Brown played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 417 to 384 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +246.
Round 25		Brown played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 442 to 477 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +211.
Round 26		Brown played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +170.
Round 27		Brown played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 409 to 415 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +164.
Round 28		Brown played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 412 to 422 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +154.
Round 29		Brown played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 385 to 345 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-14, +194.
Round 30		Brown played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 445 to 516 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-15, +123.
Round 31		Brown played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, +125.

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