NSC 2008: Scott Garner [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Garner, 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 20-8, +1960, and is ranked #3 in Division 4.

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
	Given name(s): Scott Surname(s): Garner Home: Champaign, IL, United States Occupation: Assistant Professor

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 411 Average against: 341
Round 1		Garner played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 503 to 285 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +218.
Round 2		Garner played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 521 to 311 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +428.
Round 3		Garner played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 350 to 363 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +415.
Round 4		Garner played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 365 to 277 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +503.
Round 5		Garner played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 475 to 276 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +702.
Round 6		Garner played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 350 to 294 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +758.
Round 7		Garner played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 371 to 401 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +728.
Round 8		Garner played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 358 to 331 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +755.
Round 9		Garner played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 433 to 241 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +947.
Round 10		Garner played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 353 to 370 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +930.
Round 11		Garner played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 325 to 374 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +881.
Round 12		Garner played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 422 to 337 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +966.
Round 13		Garner played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 369 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +953.
Round 14		Garner played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 437 to 322 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +1068.
Round 15		Garner played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 428 to 396 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +1100. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Garner played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 467 to 321 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +1246.
Round 17		Garner played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +1272.
Round 18		Garner played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 414 to 420 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +1266.
Round 19		Garner played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 392 to 286 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1372.
Round 20		Garner played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 395 to 345 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1422.
Round 21		Garner played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) again and won 359 to 317 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1464.
Round 22		Garner played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 358 to 387 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +1435.
Round 23		Garner played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 469 to 322 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1582.
Round 24		Garner played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 470 to 280 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1772.
Round 25		Garner played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 509 to 374 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +1907. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Garner played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) again and won 457 to 347 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-7, +2017. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Garner played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) for the third time and lost 387 to 507 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +1897. Garner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Garner played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 408 to 345 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +1960.

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