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NSC 2012: Roy Kamen [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, 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 18-13, +896, and is ranked #15 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 Roy Kamen]

Given name(s): Roy
Surname(s): Kamen
Home: Covina, CA, United States
Awards: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year!
Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia
Round by Round

High score: 532
Average for: 417
Average against: 389

Round 1

[photo of Judy Cole]

Kamen played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 443 to 335 (a spread of 108).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +108.

Round 2

[photo of Lilla Sinanan]

Kamen played #52 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 462 to 384 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-0, +186.

Round 3

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Kamen played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +178.

Round 4

[photo of Dave Rauppius]

Kamen played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 416 to 450 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 2-2, +144.

Round 5

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Kamen played #70 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 382 to 360 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-2, +166.

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

Round 6

[photo of Helena Gauthier]

Kamen played #76 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 379 to 371 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-2, +174.

Round 7

[photo of Bradley Robbins]

Kamen played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 463 to 387 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-2, +250.

Round 8

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 455 to 315 (a spread of 140).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-2, +390.

Round 9

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Kamen played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 557 (a spread of -175).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-3, +215.

Round 10

[photo of Arthur Finkle]

Kamen played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 450 to 348 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-3, +317.

Round 11

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

Kamen played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 511 to 337 (a spread of 174).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 8-3, +491.

Round 12

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Kamen played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-3, +523.

Round 13

[photo of Visan Vongthanasunthorn]

Kamen played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 406 to 374 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-3, +555.

Round 14

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Kamen played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 493 to 298 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-3, +750.

Round 15

[photo of Adam Ginzberg]

Kamen played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-4, +747.

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

Round 16

[photo of David Whitley]

Kamen played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-5, +737.

Round 17

[photo of Alan Stern]

Kamen played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 529 to 355 (a spread of 174).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-5, +911.

Round 18

[photo of Timothy Bottorff]

Kamen played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 13-5, +919.

Round 19

[photo of Jackson Smylie]

Kamen played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 404 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-5, +978.

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

Round 20

[photo of Adam Ginzberg]

Kamen played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) again and lost 304 to 462 (a spread of -158).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 14-6, +820.

Round 21

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Kamen played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 382 to 451 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-7, +751.

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

Round 22

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Kamen played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) again and lost 410 to 440 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 14-8, +721.

Round 23

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) again and lost 435 to 455 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 14-9, +701.

Round 24

[photo of Gunther Jacobi]

Kamen played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 14-10, +659.

Round 25

[photo of Mark Rosenberg]

Kamen played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 315 to 406 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-11, +568.

Round 26

[photo of Noel Livermore]

Kamen played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 532 to 367 (a spread of 165).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 15-11, +733.

Round 27

[photo of Glenn Dunlop]

Kamen played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 432 to 326 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 16-11, +839.

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

Round 28

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Kamen played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and lost 408 to 421 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 16-12, +826.

Round 29

[photo of Bernard Gotlieb]

Kamen played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 475 to 386 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 17-12, +915.

Round 30

[photo of Emely Weissman]

Kamen played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 365 to 388 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 17-13, +892.

Round 31

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) for the third time and won 412 to 408 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-13, +896.


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