NSC 2012: Jim Burlant [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Burlant, 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 15-16, +723, and is ranked #41 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): Jim Surname(s): Burlant Home: Grapevine, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 604 Average for: 408 Average against: 385
Before the Tournament		Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Burlant is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Burlant played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 540 to 333 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +207.
Round 2		Burlant played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 354 to 427 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +134. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Burlant played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 309 to 378 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, +65.
Round 4		Burlant played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-3, +48.
Round 5		Burlant played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 383 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-4, -23.
Round 6		Burlant played #72 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 460 to 248 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, +189.
Round 7		Burlant played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 449 to 420 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-4, +218.
Round 8		Burlant played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 352 to 415 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-5, +155.
Round 9		Burlant played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and lost 349 to 401 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-6, +103.
Round 10		Burlant played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 407 to 443 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-7, +67.
Round 11		Burlant played #62 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 507 to 321 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-7, +253.
Round 12		Burlant played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and lost 333 to 510 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-8, +76.
Round 13		Burlant played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 361 to 462 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-9, -25.
Round 14		Burlant played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 359 to 422 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-10, -88.
Round 15		Burlant played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 515 to 312 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, +115.
Round 16		Burlant played #64 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 389 to 381 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-10, +123.
Round 17		Burlant played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 311 to 423 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-11, +11.
Round 18		Burlant played #51 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 391 to 303 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-11, +99.
Round 19		Burlant played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 469 to 374 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-11, +194.
Round 20		Burlant played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 483 to 513 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-12, +164.
Round 21		Burlant played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 384 to 446 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-13, +102.
Round 22		Burlant played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 414 to 359 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-13, +157.
Round 23		Burlant played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 374 to 395 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-14, +136.
Round 24		Burlant played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 333 to 448 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-15, +21.
Round 25		Burlant played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 385 to 322 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-15, +84.
Round 26		Burlant played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 390 to 341 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-15, +133.
Round 27		Burlant played #68 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 421 to 358 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-15, +196.
Round 28		Burlant played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 319 to 459 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-16, +56.
Round 29		Burlant played #59 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 465 to 273 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-16, +248.
Round 30		Burlant played #71 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 604 to 325 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-16, +527. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Burlant played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) again and won 530 to 334 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-16, +723.

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