NSC 2009: Scott Leifer [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Leifer, 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 19-12, +711, and is ranked #10 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): Scott Surname(s): Leifer Home: Middleboro, MA, USA Hobbies: Songwriting, Exercising, Reading Occupation: Bank Examiner

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 383 Average against: 360
Round 1		Leifer played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 376 to 266 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +110.
Round 2		Leifer played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 491 to 412 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +189.
Round 3		Leifer played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 291 to 431 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +49.
Round 4		Leifer played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 332 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +44.
Round 5		Leifer played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 397 to 388 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +53.
Round 6		Leifer played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 408 to 313 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +148.
Round 7		Leifer played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and won 361 to 309 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +200.
Round 8		Leifer played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 304 to 397 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +107.
Round 9		Leifer played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 425 to 434 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +98.
Round 10		Leifer played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 404 to 276 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +226.
Round 11		Leifer played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 341 to 321 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +246.
Round 12		Leifer played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 347 to 376 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +217.
Round 13		Leifer played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 430 to 284 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +363.
Round 14		Leifer played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 422 to 399 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +386.
Round 15		Leifer played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 364 to 431 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +319.
Round 16		Leifer played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and tied at 383. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +319.
Round 17		Leifer played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 455 to 266 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +508.
Round 18		Leifer played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 413 to 374 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +547.
Round 19		Leifer played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 364 to 437 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +474. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leifer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 20		Leifer played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 332 to 410 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +396.
Round 21		Leifer played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 421 to 353 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +464.
Round 22		Leifer played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 358 to 337 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +485.
Round 23		Leifer played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 304 to 409 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +380.
Round 24		Leifer played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and tied at 376. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +380.
Round 25		Leifer played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 498 to 307 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +571.
Round 26		Leifer played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 385 to 390 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +566.
Round 27		Leifer played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 392 to 312 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +646.
Round 28		Leifer played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 317 to 312 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +651.
Round 29		Leifer played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) again and won 409 to 320 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +740.
Round 30		Leifer played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 449 to 436 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +753.
Round 31		Leifer played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) again and lost 340 to 382 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +711.

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