NSC 2012: Timothy Bottorff [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Timothy Bottorff, 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, +414, and is ranked #33 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): Timothy Surname(s): Bottorff Home: Orlando, FL, United States Occupation: Librarian

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 413 Average against: 399
Before the Tournament		Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Bottorff played #66 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 472 to 324 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +148.
Round 2		Bottorff played #56 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 478 to 330 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +296.
Round 3		Bottorff played #36 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 412 to 368 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +340.
Round 4		Bottorff played #9 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 520 to 313 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +547.
Round 5		Bottorff played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 384 to 508 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +423.
Round 6		Bottorff played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 440 to 314 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +549.
Round 7		Bottorff played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and won 377 to 294 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +632.
Round 8		Bottorff played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 455 to 343 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +744. Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Bottorff played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 419 to 363 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +800.
Round 10		Bottorff played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 529 to 393 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +936.
Round 11		Bottorff played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 511 to 369 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1078. Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Bottorff played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 350 to 393 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +1035.
Round 13		Bottorff played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 303 to 435 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +903.
Round 14		Bottorff played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and lost 369 to 457 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +815.
Round 15		Bottorff played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 409 to 429 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +795.
Round 16		Bottorff played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 428 to 340 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +883.
Round 17		Bottorff played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 433 to 337 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +979.
Round 18		Bottorff played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 368 to 376 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +971.
Round 19		Bottorff played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 532 to 359 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-6, +1144. Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Bottorff played #26 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 356 to 440 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +1060.
Round 21		Bottorff played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 364 to 442 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +982.
Round 22		Bottorff played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) again and lost 359 to 589 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +752.
Round 23		Bottorff played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 379 to 388 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +743.
Round 24		Bottorff played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 488 to 351 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +880.
Round 25		Bottorff played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 405 to 377 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +908.
Round 26		Bottorff played #28 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 429 to 433 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +904.
Round 27		Bottorff played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and lost 383 to 484 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +803. Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Bottorff played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 442 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +735.
Round 29		Bottorff played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 470 to 359 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +846.
Round 30		Bottorff played #16 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 284 to 427 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-14, +703. Bottorff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Bottorff played #27 Aniekan B Uwan (Orlando, FL) and lost 313 to 602 (a spread of -289). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-15, +414.

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