NSC 2011: Chris Cree [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +348, and is ranked #23 in Division 1.

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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 418 Average against: 407
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (32 hits).
Round 1		Cree played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 401 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2		Cree played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 392 to 335 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +103.
Round 3		Cree played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 355 to 459 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, -1.
Round 4		Cree played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 443 to 396 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-1, +46.
Round 5		Cree played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 472 to 320 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +198. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6		Cree played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 446 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +107.
Round 7		Cree played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 545 to 311 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +341.
Round 8		Cree played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 461 to 383 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +419.
Round 9		Cree played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 369 to 445 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +343.
Round 10		Cree played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 398 to 489 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +252.
Round 11		Cree played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 320 to 531 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +41. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Cree played #19 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and lost 334 to 573 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, -198. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		Cree played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 504 to 295 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +11. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Cree played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 459 to 349 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +121. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Cree played #68 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 376 to 402 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +95. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Cree played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 484 to 422 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +157. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Cree played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 488 to 417 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +228.
Round 18		Cree played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 457 to 377 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +308. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19		Cree played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 430 to 367 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +371. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20		Cree played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 400 to 346 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +425.
Round 21		Cree played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 482 to 483 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +424. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Cree played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 396 to 390 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +430. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Cree played #45 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 355 to 288 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +497.
Round 24		Cree played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 443 to 399 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-8, +541. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Cree played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 398 to 434 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +505. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Cree played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 373 to 377 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +501. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Cree played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 500 to 433 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +568.
Round 28		Cree played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 434 to 386 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +616.
Round 29		Cree played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, +581. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Cree played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 347 to 553 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +375. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31		Cree played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 376 to 403 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +348.
After the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (252 hits).

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