NSC 2009: Kelly McKenzie [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Kelly McKenzie, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-16, -48, and is ranked #70 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
	Given name(s): Kelly Surname(s): McKenzie Home: Newport, KY, USA Hobbies: Reading, tennis, computer programming Occupation: Data management agent

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 396 Average against: 398
Round 1		McKenzie played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 420 to 359 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		McKenzie played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 399 to 410 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +50.
Round 3		McKenzie played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 251 to 448 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -147.
Round 4		McKenzie played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 497 to 313 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, +37.
Round 5		McKenzie played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 356 to 375 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, +18.
Round 6		McKenzie played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 521 to 384 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, +155.
Round 7		McKenzie played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 435 to 393 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +197.
Round 8		McKenzie played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 354 to 443 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +108.
Round 9		McKenzie played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 363 to 378 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, +93.
Round 10		McKenzie played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 376 to 397 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, +72.
Round 11		McKenzie played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 532 to 316 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, +288.
Round 12		McKenzie played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 366 to 421 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, +233.
Round 13		McKenzie played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 409 to 371 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, +271.
Round 14		McKenzie played #105 Keith Cejmer (Cincinnati, OH) and won 485 to 359 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-7, +397.
Round 15		McKenzie played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 360 to 427 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, +330.
Round 16		McKenzie played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 458 to 393 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, +395.
Round 17		McKenzie played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 319 to 487 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, +227.
Round 18		McKenzie played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 505 to 391 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, +341.
Round 19		McKenzie played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 397 to 333 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +405.
Round 20		McKenzie played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 416 to 396 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +425.
Round 21		McKenzie played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 264 to 524 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +165.
Round 22		McKenzie played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 371 to 374 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, +162.
Round 23		McKenzie played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 401 to 351 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-11, +212.
Round 24		McKenzie played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 457 to 347 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, +322.
Round 25		McKenzie played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 515 to 394 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, +443.
Round 26		McKenzie played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 281 to 433 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, +291.
Round 27		McKenzie played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 340 to 477 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-13, +154.
Round 28		McKenzie played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 329 to 497 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, -14.
Round 29		McKenzie played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, +39.
Round 30		McKenzie played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 404 to 407 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-15, +36.
Round 31		McKenzie played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 292 to 376 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-16, -48. McKenzie is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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