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August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Bruce D Ambrosio [#117]
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On this page, you will find information about
Bruce D Ambrosio, 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 16-15, -665, and is ranked
#59 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 | ![[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dambrosio_bruce.jpeg)
| Given name(s): Bruce Surname(s): D Ambrosio Home: Los Angeles, CA, USA Awards: In Southern California Scrabble Hall-of-Fame Hobbies: being a "dad in actions" to 6-year old Angelica Occupation: retired |
Round by Round | High score: 541 Average for: 385 Average against: 407 | Before the Tournament | | D Ambrosio is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). D Ambrosio is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | ![[photo of Sam Rosin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rosin_sam_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 318 to 541 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-1, -223. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Jason Idalski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/idalski_jason_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and lost 353 to 443 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-2, -313. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Ken Kasney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kasney_ken_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 335 to 429 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-3, -407. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Cheryl Tyler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tyler_cheryl_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 390 to 350 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -367. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mike Baron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 276 to 475 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-4, -566. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Keith Hagel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hagel_keith_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #119 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 434 to 402 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-4, -534. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Deborah Gaudier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gaudier_deborah.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 493 to 300 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, -341. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Eric Harshbarger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harshbarger_eric.jpeg)
| D Ambrosio played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 414 to 356 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-4, -283. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 358 to 435 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-5, -360. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Joel Elkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/elkins_joel.jpeg)
| D Ambrosio played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 356 to 303 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -307. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpeg)
| D Ambrosio played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 293 to 417 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-6, -431. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Laurie Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 349 to 431 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-7, -513. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 432 to 345 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-7, -426. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Win Inthara]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/inthara_win_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 364 to 376 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-8, -438. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 443 to 420 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-8, -415. | Round 16 | ![[photo of John Viloria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/viloria_john.jpeg)
| D Ambrosio played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 554 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-9, -614. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 461 to 330 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-9, -483. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Steve Krieger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krieger_steve.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 419 to 366 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, -430. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Thomas M Hall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hall_thomas.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 541 to 382 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, -271. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Keith Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_keith.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 360 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, -231. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Panupol Sujjayakorn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 310 to 428 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-10, -349. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 343 to 304 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, -310. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 285 to 442 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-11, -467. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 441 to 417 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-11, -443. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Stan Miranda]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miranda_stan_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 434 to 455 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-12, -464. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
| D Ambrosio played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 345 to 477 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-13, -596. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Randy Greenspan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/greenspan_randy.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 418 to 360 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, -538. | Round 28 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-14, -629. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 426 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-14, -604. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 473 to 331 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-14, -462. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| D Ambrosio played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and lost 288 to 491 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-15, -665. |
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