NSC 2012: Gunther Jacobi [#40]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Gunther Jacobi, 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, +1401, and is ranked #2 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): Gunther Surname(s): Jacobi Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Everything and Nothing.

Round by Round
High score: 563 Average for: 422 Average against: 377
Before the Tournament		Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Jacobi played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 450 to 392 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +58.
Round 2		Jacobi played #71 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 513 to 380 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +191. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Jacobi played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and lost 399 to 429 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4		Jacobi played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 449 to 423 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +187.
Round 5		Jacobi played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +104.
Round 6		Jacobi played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 409 to 383 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +130.
Round 7		Jacobi played #57 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 414 to 434 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +110.
Round 8		Jacobi played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 489 to 323 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +276.
Round 9		Jacobi played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 371 to 459 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +188.
Round 10		Jacobi played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 478 to 324 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +342.
Round 11		Jacobi played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 400 to 280 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +462.
Round 12		Jacobi played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 563 to 366 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +659. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Jacobi played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 329 to 392 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +596. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Jacobi played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 449 to 334 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +711. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Jacobi played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 429 to 409 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +731.
Round 16		Jacobi played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 473 to 390 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +814.
Round 17		Jacobi played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 357 to 372 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +799.
Round 18		Jacobi played #26 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 498 to 351 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +946.
Round 19		Jacobi played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 407 to 370 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +983.
Round 20		Jacobi played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 352 to 428 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +907.
Round 21		Jacobi played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 433 to 310 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +1030.
Round 22		Jacobi played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 261 to 489 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +802. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Jacobi played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) again and won 422 to 334 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +890. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Jacobi played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 380 to 338 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +932.
Round 25		Jacobi played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 428 to 457 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +903.
Round 26		Jacobi played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) again and won 473 to 288 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1088.
Round 27		Jacobi played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) again and won 403 to 339 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1152.
Round 28		Jacobi played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and won 477 to 451 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-9, +1178.
Round 29		Jacobi played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 340 to 445 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1073. Jacobi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Jacobi played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 422 to 292 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +1203.
Round 31		Jacobi played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) again and won 462 to 264 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-10, +1401.

Copyright © 2016 North American SCRABBLE Players Association. All rights reserved. HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. The SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada. For more information about SCRABBLE® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org. To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca. See also: our Privacy Policy.