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NSC 2012: Kirk Troutman [#13]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Kirk Troutman, 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, +39, and is ranked
#30 in Division 4.
 
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 Kirk Troutman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/troutman_kirk.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Kirk Surname(s): Troutman Home: Ralston, NE, United States Occupation: Math Instructor |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 478  Average for: 363  Average against: 361  |  | Round 1 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #46  Ruchi Batra (Columbus, OH)  and won 418 to 325 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +93.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #31  Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA)  and lost 332 to 422 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +3.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Dan Horowitz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/horowitz_dan.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #28  Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE)  and lost 343 to 418 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, -72.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #55  Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL)  and won 435 to 260 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +103.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Sylvia Polson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polson_sylvia.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #39  Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC)  and lost 413 to 464 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, +52.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of JC Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/green_jc_4.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #33  JC Green (Lealman, FL)  and won 450 to 387 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, +115.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #48  Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL)  and lost 262 to 485 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-4, -108.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Betty C McDaniel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcdaniel_betty.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #23  Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ)  and lost 322 to 355 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-5, -141.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Joyce Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stock_joyce.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #6  Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH)  and lost 328 to 380 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-6, -193.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Janice Konkol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/konkol_janice_2.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #29  Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI)  and lost 352 to 422 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-7, -263.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #16  Tim Kwan (Springfield, VA)  and won 382 to 357 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-7, -238.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Marilena Souza]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #36  Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL)  and lost 284 to 330 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-8, -284.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #60  Judy Troutman (Unknown city, NE)  and won 361 to 304 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-8, -227.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Norman Wei]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wei_norman.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #54  Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL)  and lost 246 to 456 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-9, -437.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #56  John, Jr Apissoghomian  (Montreal QC)  and won 380 to 226 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-9, -283.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #59  Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ)  and won 334 to 279 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-9, -228.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Lucille Thornton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thornton_lucille.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #38  Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ)  and lost 317 to 392 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-10, -303.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #12  Merlene Weithers (Ft Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 334 to 371 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-11, -340.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #25  Andrea Williams (North Mankato, MN)  and won 470 to 296 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-11, -166.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Jim Laris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/laris_jim.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #45  Jim Laris (Altadena, CA)  and won 420 to 355 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-11, -101.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Eliza Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_eliza.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #58  Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and won 353 to 270 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-11, -18.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of Pamela Cass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cass_pamela.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #35  Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH)  and lost 395 to 453 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-12, -76.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #18  Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL)  and lost 327 to 401 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-13, -150.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #47  Jacob Radack (Washington, DC)  and won 374 to 354 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-13, -130.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #9  Ashley Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 279 to 427 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-14, -278.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #52  Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL)  and won 405 to 313 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-14, -186.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #57  Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN)  and won 354 to 309 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-14, -141.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Annie Adkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adkins_annie.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #44  Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK)  and won 409 to 377 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-14, -109.  |  | Round 29 |  ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #50  Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON)  and won 400 to 296 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-14, -5.  |  | Round 30 |  ![[photo of Jan Lapierre]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lapierre_jan.jpg) 
  |  Troutman played #40  Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ)  and won 478 to 301 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-14, +172.  |  | Round 31 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Troutman played #20  Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE)  and lost 286 to 419 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-15, +39.  |  
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