NSC 2009: James L Jr Kille [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about James L Kille, 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 14-17, +0, and is ranked #63 in Division 2.

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): James L Surname(s): Kille Home: Philadelphia, PA, USA Awards: Beating Mark Berg at Ping-pong Hobbies: Bicycling, Cooking, Frisbee.... Occupation: Sorta retired

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 400 Average against: 400
Round 1		Kille played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 423 to 368 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Kille played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 532 to 292 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +295.
Round 3		Kille played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 402 to 365 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +332.
Round 4		Kille played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 384 to 406 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +310.
Round 5		Kille played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 416 to 349 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +377.
Round 6		Kille played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 387 to 501 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +263.
Round 7		Kille played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 389 to 444 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +208.
Round 8		Kille played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 291 to 450 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +49.
Round 9		Kille played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, -9.
Round 10		Kille played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 490 to 377 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +104.
Round 11		Kille played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 510 to 305 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-5, +309.
Round 12		Kille played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 354 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +331. Kille is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Kille played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 337 to 407 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +261.
Round 14		Kille played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 424 to 370 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +315.
Round 15		Kille played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 453 to 372 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +396.
Round 16		Kille played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 504 to 367 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +533.
Round 17		Kille played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and lost 392 to 415 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +510.
Round 18		Kille played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 342 to 346 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +506.
Round 19		Kille played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +615.
Round 20		Kille played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 351 to 399 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +567.
Round 21		Kille played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 364 to 388 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, +543.
Round 22		Kille played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 315 to 516 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, +342.
Round 23		Kille played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 330 to 570 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-12, +102. Kille is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kille is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Kille played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 479 to 312 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, +269.
Round 25		Kille played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 324 to 435 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, +158.
Round 26		Kille played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-14, +125.
Round 27		Kille played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 308 to 491 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-15, -58.
Round 28		Kille played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 397 to 384 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-15, -45.
Round 29		Kille played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 419 to 339 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-15, +35.
Round 30		Kille played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 487 to 489 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-16, +33.
Round 31		Kille played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 418 to 451 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-17, +0.

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