NSC 2010: Ken Smith [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Smith, who is competing at the 2010 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 14-17, -989, and is ranked #73 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): Ken Surname(s): Smith Home: Pukalani, HI, United States Hobbies: Running, Reading, Scrabble, Swimming Occupation: Realtor®

Round by Round
High score: 456 Average for: 358 Average against: 393
Round 1		Smith played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and lost 321 to 517 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -196.
Round 2		Smith played #65 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and lost 337 to 400 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -259.
Round 3		Smith played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 379 to 314 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -194.
Round 4		Smith played #84 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 398 to 369 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, -165.
Round 5		Smith played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 309 to 425 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -281.
Round 6		Smith played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 416 to 389 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -254.
Round 7		Smith played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 320 to 414 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -348.
Round 8		Smith played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 357 to 430 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -421.
Round 9		Smith played #39 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 398 to 342 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-5, -365.
Round 10		Smith played #27 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 353 to 421 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -433.
Round 11		Smith played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and lost 318 to 447 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -562.
Round 12		Smith played #79 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 337 to 368 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-8, -593.
Round 13		Smith played #51 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 336 to 480 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-9, -737.
Round 14		Smith played #85 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 410 to 355 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-9, -682.
Round 15		Smith played #2 Carl Solomon (Edmond, OK) and won 456 to 335 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, -561.
Round 16		Smith recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-9, -511.
Round 17		Smith played #57 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 293 to 387 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-10, -605.
Round 18		Smith played #49 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 386 to 358 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, -577.
Round 19		Smith played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 370 to 399 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, -606.
Round 20		Smith played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 311 to 335 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-12, -630.
Round 21		Smith played #78 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and lost 264 to 440 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-13, -806.
Round 22		Smith played #88 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 399 to 433 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-14, -840.
Round 23		Smith played #66 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 304 to 423 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-15, -959.
Round 24		Smith played #62 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 326 to 314 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-15, -947.
Round 25		Smith played #87 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 341 to 310 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-15, -916.
Round 26		Smith played #4 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 437 to 420 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-15, -899.
Round 27		Smith played #3 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 339 to 398 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-16, -958.
Round 28		Smith played #63 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 325 to 431 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-17, -1064.
Round 29		Smith played #25 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-17, -1046.
Round 30		Smith played #41 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 436 to 412 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-17, -1022.
Round 31		Smith played #65 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) again and won 380 to 347 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-17, -989.

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