NSC 2008: Jim Kramer [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, 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 15-13, -436, and is ranked #44 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 Jim Kramer]

Given name(s): Jim
Surname(s): Kramer
Home: Roseville, MN, United States
Awards: 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion
Occupation: Proofreader
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 103/302, 12-10 +288
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 152, 11-10 +227
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 104/149, 12-14 +101
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 104/149, 12-14 +101
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 48/176, 15-12 +648
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 52/176, 15-12 +327
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 20/134, 16-11 +710
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 21/108, 16-11 +459
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 4/126, 20-11 +1381
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 8/98, 20-11 +1020
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 11/132, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 50/172, 17-13 -344
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 9/87, 17-11 +1495
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 1/76, 21- 7 +1351
WSC 1997 Rank: 81
WSC 2001 Rank: 3
WSC 2003 Rank: 5
WSC 2005 Rank: 61

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 402 Average against: 418
Round 1		Kramer played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 430 to 411 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-0, +19.
Round 2		Kramer played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 361 to 321 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +59.
Round 3		Kramer played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 390 to 367 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +82.
Round 4		Kramer played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +98.
Round 5		Kramer played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 316 to 435 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, -21.
Round 6		Kramer played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 350 to 493 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, -164.
Round 7		Kramer played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 393 to 344 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-2, -115.
Round 8		Kramer played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 442 to 356 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, -29.
Round 9		Kramer played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 398 to 388 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, -19.
Round 10		Kramer played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 396 to 349 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +28.
Round 11		Kramer played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 321 to 438 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, -89.
Round 12		Kramer played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 429 to 422 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, -82.
Round 13		Kramer played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 396 to 447 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, -133.
Round 14		Kramer played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 350 to 552 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-5, -335.
Round 15		Kramer played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and lost 382 to 498 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, -451.
Round 16		Kramer played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 422 to 466 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, -495.
Round 17		Kramer played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 366 to 433 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -562.
Round 18		Kramer played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 449 to 399 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, -512.
Round 19		Kramer played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 350 to 448 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, -610.
Round 20		Kramer played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 436 to 371 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-9, -545. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Kramer played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 407 to 346 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, -484.
Round 22		Kramer played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 399 to 426 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -511.
Round 23		Kramer played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 524 to 421 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, -408.
Round 24		Kramer played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 507 to 366 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, -267.
Round 25		Kramer played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 279 to 523 (a spread of -244). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, -511.
Round 26		Kramer played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 474 to 509 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, -546.
Round 27		Kramer played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 430 to 461 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, -577.
Round 28		Kramer played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 467 to 326 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, -436.

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