NSC 2008: Richard Spence [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Spence, 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 17-11, +523, and is ranked #16 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): Richard Surname(s): Spence Home: Tucson, AZ, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 394 Average against: 375
Round 1		Spence played #72 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 405 to 430 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -25.
Round 2		Spence played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 353 to 301 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +27.
Round 3		Spence played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 399 to 238 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +188.
Round 4		Spence played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 387 to 398 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +177.
Round 5		Spence played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 330 to 420 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, +87.
Round 6		Spence played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 418 to 409 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +96.
Round 7		Spence played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 457 to 392 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +161.
Round 8		Spence played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 347 to 322 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +186.
Round 9		Spence played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 446 to 416 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +216.
Round 10		Spence played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 443 to 380 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +279.
Round 11		Spence played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +319.
Round 12		Spence played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 450 to 330 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +439.
Round 13		Spence played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 436 to 242 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +633.
Round 14		Spence played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 362 to 363 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +632.
Round 15		Spence played #69 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 348 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +709.
Round 16		Spence played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 382 to 512 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +579.
Round 17		Spence played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 455 to 392 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +642.
Round 18		Spence played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 381 to 423 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +600.
Round 19		Spence played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 353 to 340 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +613. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Spence played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 345 to 395 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +563.
Round 21		Spence played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 393 to 360 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +596.
Round 22		Spence played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 358 to 383 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +571.
Round 23		Spence played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 302 to 446 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +427.
Round 24		Spence played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 453 to 315 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +565.
Round 25		Spence played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 405 to 475 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +495.
Round 26		Spence played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 384 to 358 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +521.
Round 27		Spence played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 412 to 431 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +502.
Round 28		Spence played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 372 to 351 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +523.

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