NSC 2011: Jim Burlant [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Burlant, 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 15-16, -153, and is ranked #63 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): Jim Surname(s): Burlant Home: Grapevine, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 393 Average against: 398
Round 1		Burlant played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 403 to 420 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -17. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		Burlant played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 440 to 370 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +53.
Round 3		Burlant played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 459 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -39.
Round 4		Burlant played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 505 to 429 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +37.
Round 5		Burlant played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 474 to 249 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +262.
Round 6		Burlant played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and lost 340 to 401 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +201.
Round 7		Burlant played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 343 to 388 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, +156.
Round 8		Burlant played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 419 to 341 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +234.
Round 9		Burlant played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 491 to 359 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +366.
Round 10		Burlant played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 321 to 402 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +285.
Round 11		Burlant played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 376 to 474 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, +187.
Round 12		Burlant played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 471 to 387 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +271.
Round 13		Burlant played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 450 to 339 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +382.
Round 14		Burlant played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 349 to 459 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +272.
Round 15		Burlant played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 360 to 350 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +282.
Round 16		Burlant played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and lost 325 to 387 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, +220.
Round 17		Burlant played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 452 to 278 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +394.
Round 18		Burlant played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 448 to 383 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +459.
Round 19		Burlant played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 451 to 364 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +546.
Round 20		Burlant played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 422 to 384 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +584.
Round 21		Burlant played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 368 to 350 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +602.
Round 22		Burlant played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 377 to 437 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +542.
Round 23		Burlant played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 358 to 497 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +403.
Round 24		Burlant played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 382 to 465 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +320.
Round 25		Burlant played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 424 to 384 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +360.
Round 26		Burlant played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 409 to 442 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +327.
Round 27		Burlant played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 342 to 376 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-13, +293.
Round 28		Burlant played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 409 to 400 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +302. Burlant is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Burlant played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 265 to 447 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-14, +120.
Round 30		Burlant played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 329 to 488 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-15, -39.
Round 31		Burlant played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 315 to 429 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-16, -153.

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