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NSC 2011: Jack Overby [#108]

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On this page, you will find information about Jack Overby, 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 16-15, -348, and is ranked #52 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

[photo of Jack Overby]

Given name(s): Jack
Surname(s): Overby
Home: Rosemount, MN, United States
Awards: No tengo nada
Hobbies: Scrabble, watching/playing golf, reading, girls
Occupation: Student, warehouse inventory manager (box mover)
Round by Round

High score: 567
Average for: 408
Average against: 419

Before the Tournament  

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Scott Appel]

Overby played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 374 to 379 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 0-1, -5.

Round 2

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Overby played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 381 to 558 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 0-2, -182.

Round 3

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Overby played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 355 to 500 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 0-3, -327.

Round 4

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Overby played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 395 to 367 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 1-3, -299.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Overby played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 413 to 356 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 2-3, -242.

Round 6

[photo of Richard Johnson]

Overby played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 283 to 381 (a spread of -98).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 2-4, -340.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Overby played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 441 to 495 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 2-5, -394.

Round 8

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Overby played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 358 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 2-6, -425.

Round 9

[photo of Mark Milan]

Overby played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 510 to 396 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-6, -311.

Round 10

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Overby played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 370 to 363 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 4-6, -304.

Round 11

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Overby played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 456 to 425 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 5-6, -273.

Round 12

[photo of Rob Robinsky]

Overby played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 423 to 480 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 5-7, -330.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Overby played #104 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 502 to 370 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 6-7, -198.

Round 14

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Overby played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 412 to 409 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 7-7, -195.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Overby played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 405 to 376 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 8-7, -166.

Round 16

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Overby played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 9-7, -121.

Round 17

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Overby played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 567 to 372 (a spread of 195).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-7, +74.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Overby played #48 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 404 to 326 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 11-7, +152.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 19

[photo of Will Anderson]

Overby played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 313 to 503 (a spread of -190).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-8, -38.

Round 20

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Overby played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 428 to 303 (a spread of 125).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 12-8, +87.

Round 21

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Overby played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 472 to 484 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-9, +75.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 22

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Overby played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 475 to 369 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 13-9, +181.

Round 23

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Overby played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 379 to 490 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 13-10, +70.

Round 24

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Overby played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 463 to 460 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 14-10, +73.

Round 25

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Overby played #68 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 360 to 475 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 14-11, -42.

Round 26

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Overby played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 316 to 421 (a spread of -105).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 14-12, -147.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 27

[photo of Jason Keller]

Overby played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 377 to 390 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 14-13, -160.

Round 28

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Overby played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 462 to 376 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 15-13, -74.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Overby played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 379 to 512 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 15-14, -207.

Overby is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Overby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 30

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Overby played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 354 to 535 (a spread of -181).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 15-15, -388.

Round 31

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Overby played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) again and won 442 to 402 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 16-15, -348.


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