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NSC 2008: Jesse Day [#16]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Jesse Day, who is competing
at the 2008 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 13-15, -284, and is ranked
#70 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 Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Jesse Surname(s): Day Home: New Haven, CT, United States Awards: Div. D, Stamford 2005; Div. C, Cape Cod 2005; continued survival Hobbies: Games, Music, Reading, Frisbee, Random trivia Occupation: Student NSC 2005 Division: 5 NSC 2005 Rank: 6/93, 18-10 +1492 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 23/102, 16-12 +445 |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 474  Average for: 399  Average against: 409  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg) 
  |  Day played #28  Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL)  and lost 349 to 582 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -233.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_carl_4.jpg) 
  |  Day played #40  Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR)  and lost 375 to 502 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -360.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg) 
  |  Day played #59  Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC)  and won 474 to 402 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -288.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg) 
  |  Day played #15  Darrell Day (Richardson, TX)  and lost 385 to 512 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -415.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg) 
  |  Day played #68  Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA)  and won 466 to 339 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -288.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_david.jpg) 
  |  Day played #71  David Pearl (Long Beach, CA)  and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, -276.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Evan Berofsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berofsky_evan.jpg) 
  |  Day played #8  Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON)  and lost 364 to 422 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-4, -334.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg) 
  |  Day played #74  Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ)  and lost 301 to 409 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-5, -442.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg) 
  |  Day played #84  Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN)  and won 456 to 384 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -370.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpg) 
  |  Day played #58  Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA)  and lost 391 to 440 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -419.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Mike Baron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg) 
  |  Day played #5  Mike Baron (Corrales, NM)  and won 405 to 351 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, -365.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Mark Milan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milan_mark.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #62  Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA)  and lost 331 to 383 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -417.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Lester Schonbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #91  Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA)  and lost 322 to 415 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-8, -510.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #92  Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY)  and won 465 to 342 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, -387.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #21  Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY)  and won 448 to 375 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-8, -314.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg) 
  |  Day played #106  Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX)  and lost 420 to 464 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-9, -358. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #38  Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD)  and lost 393 to 394 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-10, -359.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rau_stephan.jpg) 
  |  Day played #81  Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT)  and lost 406 to 427 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-11, -380.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Jeremy Frank]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frank_jeremy.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #26  Jeremy Frank (New York, NY)  and won 427 to 378 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-11, -331.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg) 
  |  Day played #24  Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA)  and won 438 to 379 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, -272.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #77  Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand)  and won 441 to 291 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -122.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpg) 
  |  Day played #12  Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ)  and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-12, -177.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg) 
  |  Day played #4  Michael Baker (Portland, OR)  and won 435 to 426 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-12, -168.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Jeremy Hildebrand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hildebrand_jeremy.jpg) 
  |  Day played #37  Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON)  and won 421 to 403 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -150.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of Steve Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg) 
  |  Day played #72  Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN)  and won 418 to 412 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, -144.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Mark Kenas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg) 
  |  Day played #46  Mark Kenas (Madison, WI)  and lost 372 to 445 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, -217.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grob_steve.jpg) 
  |  Day played #34  Steve Grob (Fenton, MI)  and lost 439 to 451 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-14, -229.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pistol_howard.jpg) 
  |  Day played #76  Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL)  and lost 336 to 391 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-15, -284.  |  
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