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NSC 2008: Jason J Smith [#107]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Jason J Smith, 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 14-14, +338, and is ranked
#61 in Division 3.
 
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 Jason J Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_jason_j.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Jason J Surname(s): Smith Home: Mason, MI, United States Awards: Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction Award Hobbies: Alternative Country Music Occupation: 9th Grade English Teacher USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 12/116, 17-11 +874 |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 520  Average for: 375  Average against: 363  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Victor Li]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/li_victor.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #71  Victor Li (Columbia, SC)  and lost 334 to 336 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -2.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Vera Bigall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bigall_vera_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #6  Vera Bigall (Toronto ON)  and won 396 to 333 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +61.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Ted Gest]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gest_ted.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #43  Ted Gest (Washington, DC)  and won 415 to 394 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +82.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #72  Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON)  and lost 310 to 401 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, -9.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Andrew Michlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/michlin_andrew.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #81  Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX)  and won 333 to 290 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-2, +34.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Rhonda Roederer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/roederer_rhonda.jpeg) 
  |  Smith played #98  Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA)  and lost 350 to 388 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, -4.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Smith played #116  Lavonne Teague (Jonesboro, GA)  and lost 320 to 495 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-4, -179.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Carole S. Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_carole_s.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #82  Carole Miller (Houston, TX)  and won 426 to 316 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, -69.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Sandy Nang]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #86  Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA)  and won 461 to 282 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +110.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Gabriel Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_gabriel.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #132  Gabriel Wong (Burnaby, BC)  and lost 394 to 403 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, +101.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of K. C. Frodyma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frodyma_k_c.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #37  KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD)  and won 389 to 343 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +147.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Smith played #53  Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL)  and lost 278 to 394 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, +31.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Yolanda Ushry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #120  Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA)  and lost 333 to 447 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-7, -83.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Phyllis Koselke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koselke_phyllis_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #64  Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN)  and won 479 to 215 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, +181.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of George Asaka]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/asaka_george.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #1  George Asaka (Omaha, NE)  and lost 355 to 444 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, +92.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Lynda Wise]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wise_lynda.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #131  Lynda Wise (Toronto ON)  and lost 366 to 413 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, +45.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/spiller_diana_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #108  Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA)  and won 407 to 374 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, +78.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Smith played #93  Tony Rankin (Austin, TX)  and lost 359 to 394 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, +43.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliva_linda.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #89  Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD)  and won 350 to 306 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, +87.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Harriet Strasberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/strasberg_harriet.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #111  Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN)  and won 520 to 204 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, +403.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Bob Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/becker_bob.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #4  Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA)  and won 438 to 345 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +496.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of Su Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_su_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #30  Su Edwards (Cambridge ON)  and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, +527.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Charlene H. White]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/white_charlene.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #126  Charlene White (Kearny, NJ)  and won 415 to 342 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +600.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Smith played #25  Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV)  and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, +552.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of Thomas Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reinke_thomas_2.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #97  Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI)  and lost 318 to 418 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, +452.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Broderick Larkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/larkins_broderick.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #68  Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX)  and lost 316 to 431 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, +337.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Kevin Turner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/turner_kevin.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #119  Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON)  and lost 354 to 390 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-14, +301.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Edward Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stewart_edward.jpg) 
  |  Smith played #110  Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD)  and won 373 to 336 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, +338.  |  
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