NSC 2012: Ruth Brower [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Brower, 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 17-14, +317, and is ranked #21 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
	Given name(s): Ruth Surname(s): Brower Home: New Castle County, DE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 444 Average for: 365 Average against: 355
Round 1		Brower played #38 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 364 to 408 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Brower played #55 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and won 432 to 277 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +111. Brower is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Brower played #5 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 274 to 381 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, +4.
Round 4		Brower played #19 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 356 to 369 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-3, -9.
Round 5		Brower played #29 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 337 to 409 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-4, -81.
Round 6		Brower played #44 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 314 to 262 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-4, -29.
Round 7		Brower played #9 Ashley Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 415 to 360 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-4, +26.
Round 8		Brower played #47 Jacob Radack (Washington, DC) and won 371 to 310 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, +87.
Round 9		Brower played #46 Ruchi Batra (Columbus, OH) and won 405 to 392 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, +100.
Round 10		Brower played #42 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 370 to 396 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +74.
Round 11		Brower played #27 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 345 to 406 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-6, +13.
Round 12		Brower played #2 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and lost 328 to 381 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -40.
Round 13		Brower played #12 Merlene Weithers (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 416 to 381 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-7, -5.
Round 14		Brower played #53 David Gilmore (Chicago, IL) and lost 440 to 442 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-8, -7.
Round 15		Brower played #43 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 418 to 354 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, +57.
Round 16		Brower played #54 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and lost 358 to 372 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-9, +43.
Round 17		Brower played #21 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and lost 280 to 376 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-10, -53.
Round 18		Brower played #36 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 313 to 373 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-11, -113.
Round 19		Brower played #58 Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 444 to 391 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-11, -60.
Round 20		Brower played #57 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 369 to 329 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-11, -20.
Round 21		Brower played #45 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 349 to 331 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-11, -2.
Round 22		Brower played #16 Tim Kwan (Springfield, VA) and won 374 to 252 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-11, +120.
Round 23		Brower played #6 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 300 to 365 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-12, +55.
Round 24		Brower played #35 Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH) and won 347 to 317 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-12, +85.
Round 25		Brower played #18 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and lost 369 to 383 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-13, +71.
Round 26		Brower played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 291 to 386 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-14, -24.
Round 27		Brower played #52 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and won 379 to 317 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-14, +38.
Round 28		Brower played #25 Andrea Williams (North Mankato, MN) and won 380 to 287 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-14, +131.
Round 29		Brower played #11 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 371 to 340 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +162.
Round 30		Brower played #23 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 394 to 372 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +184.
Round 31		Brower played #13 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 419 to 286 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, +317.

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