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NSC 2008: Brian Wagner [#122]
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As of 11:00 P.M. ET Thursday, additional photos have been posted for rounds 27 and 28.
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On this page, you will find information about
Brian Wagner, 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 19.5-8.5, +979, and is ranked
#3 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 Brian Wagner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wagner_brian.jpg)
| Given name(s): Brian Surname(s): Wagner Home: Ashland City, TN, United States Awards: did some stuff - got awards - moved on Hobbies: bowling, karaoke, really bad golf, sitting by country lakes, travel Occupation: Trainer & Web Developer NSC 1996 Division: 3 NSC 1996 Rank: 48/120, 14-13 +308 NSC 1998 Division: 2 NSC 1998 Rank: 58/151, 16-15 +522 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 88/134, 13-15 -222 |
Round by Round | High score: 477 Average for: 398 Average against: 363 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Helena Gauthier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gauthier_helena.jpg)
| Wagner played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 373 to 454 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -81. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Gretchen Cowan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cowan_gretchen.jpg)
| Wagner played #19 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 402 to 386 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-1, -65. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hall_jeremy.jpg)
| Wagner played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-2, -108. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Wagner played #25 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 442 to 350 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -16. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mark Rosenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Wagner played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and won 420 to 337 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +67. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Nola Hembrook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hembrook_nola.jpg)
| Wagner played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 348 to 302 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +113. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Fraser Simpson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/simpson_fraser_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 397 to 325 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +185. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
| Wagner played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 346 to 316 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +215. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Victor Tantua]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tantua_victor_3.jpg)
| Wagner played #115 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 377 to 418 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +174. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Wagner played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 477 to 273 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +378. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Victor Li]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/li_victor.jpg)
| Wagner played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 358 to 405 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +331. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Lynda Wise]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wise_lynda.jpg)
| Wagner played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 351 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +431. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Su Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_su_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 443 to 283 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +591. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jacob Bergmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bergmann_jacob.jpg)
| Wagner played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 402 to 428 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +565. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Geoff Tongue]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tongue_geoff_3.jpg)
| Wagner played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +509. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Wagner played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and won 446 to 321 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +634. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Michael David]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/david_michael_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 372 to 346 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +660. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mary Pastore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pastore_mary.jpg)
| Wagner played #91 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 392 to 345 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +707. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Fred Oswald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oswald_fred.jpg)
| Wagner played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and tied at 383. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +707. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| Wagner played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 420 to 402 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +725. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Piengkamol Intarasuwan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/intarasuwan_piengkamol.jpg)
| Wagner played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 367 to 357 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +735. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Errol Wilson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wilson_errol_3.jpg)
| Wagner played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 442 to 319 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +858. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Rachel Christensen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/christensen_rachel_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 431 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16.5-6.5, +880. | Round 24 | ![[photo of John Gove]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gove_john.jpg)
| Wagner played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 332 to 468 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +744. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Geoff Tongue]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tongue_geoff_3.jpg)
| Wagner played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) again and won 445 to 304 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +885. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Gary Perman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/perman_gary_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 441 to 312 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18.5-7.5, +1014. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lam_ben_2.jpg)
| Wagner played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 350 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19.5-7.5, +1082. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Piengkamol Intarasuwan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/intarasuwan_piengkamol.jpg)
| Wagner played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 311 to 414 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +979. Wagner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Award Ceremony | | Wagner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
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