NSC 2012: Bob Lipton [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Lipton, 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 19-12, -77, and is ranked #10 in Division CSW.

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): Bob Surname(s): Lipton Home: Vero Beach, FL, United States Awards: 1981 07 hole-in-one (6-iron, 113 yards, Las Vegas); 1989 Las Vegas, 1993 Gatlinburg; 3rd, 1994 NSC; 1999 06 26 married Barbara Gabriel Hobbies: Filling out forms

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 409 Average against: 413
Round 1		Lipton played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 435 to 399 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Lipton played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 498 to 340 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +194.
Round 3		Lipton played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 250 to 548 (a spread of -298). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, -104.
Round 4		Lipton played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 351 to 548 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, -301. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lipton played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 455 to 397 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -243.
Round 6		Lipton played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 413 to 405 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, -235.
Round 7		Lipton played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 431 to 412 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, -216.
Round 8		Lipton played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 468 to 443 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, -191. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lipton played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 391 to 456 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, -256. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Lipton played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 402 to 416 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, -270. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Lipton played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 375 to 423 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-5, -318. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lipton played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 442 to 377 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, -253. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Lipton played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 308 to 465 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, -410.
Round 14		Lipton played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 440 to 358 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, -328. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Lipton played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 448 to 420 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, -300.
Round 16		Lipton played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 437 to 339 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, -202.
Round 17		Lipton played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 497 to 439 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, -144. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Lipton played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 345 to 407 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, -206.
Round 19		Lipton played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 335 to 443 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, -314.
Round 20		Lipton played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 368 to 464 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, -410.
Round 21		Lipton played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and lost 356 to 458 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, -512.
Round 22		Lipton recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, -462.
Round 23		Lipton played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 446 to 377 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, -393.
Round 24		Lipton played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 404 to 380 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, -369.
Round 25		Lipton played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 461 to 332 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, -240.
Round 26		Lipton played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 418 to 331 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, -153. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Lipton played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 410 to 316 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, -59.
Round 28		Lipton played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 459 to 383 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +17.
Round 29		Lipton played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 353 to 550 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, -180. Lipton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Lipton played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and lost 414 to 449 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, -215.
Round 31		Lipton played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) again and won 453 to 315 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, -77.

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