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NSC 2009: Adam Townsend [#73]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Adam Townsend, 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 17-14, -544, and is ranked
#44 in Division 3.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Adam Townsend]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/townsend_adam.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Adam Surname(s): Townsend
 Home: Astoria, NY, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 482Average for: 378
 Average against: 396
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Robb Griffith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/griffith_robb_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #48  Robb Griffith (Durham, NC)  and won 440 to 320 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +120. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Ted Gest]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gest_ted.jpg)
 | Townsend played #25  Ted Gest (Washington, DC)  and won 395 to 335 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +180. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Tom OLaughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg)
 | Townsend played #108  Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI)  and won 475 to 409 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +246. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Mike Stafford]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stafford_mike_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #2  Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH)  and won 392 to 362 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +276. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Charlene White]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/white_charlene.jpg)
 | Townsend played #102  Charlene White (Kearny, NJ)  and lost 326 to 492 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +110. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
 | Townsend played #7  Ben Lam (Toronto ON)  and lost 260 to 450 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-2, -80. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jacque Lease]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lease_jacque_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #32  Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH)  and won 372 to 296 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, -4. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of John Fultz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fultz_john.jpg)
 | Townsend played #43  John Fultz (Savoy, IL)  and lost 305 to 368 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, -67. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
 | Townsend played #52  Will Scott (Versailles, KY)  and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, -37. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Gigi Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_gigi.jpeg)
 | Townsend played #26  Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV)  and won 411 to 344 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-3, +30. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Stephanie Steele]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steele_stephanie_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #67  Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN)  and lost 373 to 388 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, +15. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Arthur Finkle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finkle_arthur.jpg)
 | Townsend played #24  Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL)  and won 399 to 397 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +17. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Bradley Robbins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robbins_bradley.jpg)
 | Townsend played #9  Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH)  and won 365 to 347 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +35. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Stephen Sneed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sneed_stephen_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #20  Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX)  and lost 260 to 575 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, -280. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Dan Terkell]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/terkell_dan.jpg)
 | Townsend played #49  Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL)  and lost 361 to 392 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-6, -311. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/spiller_diana_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #68  Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA)  and won 460 to 371 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-6, -222. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Matthew Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/collins_matthew.jpg)
 | Townsend played #62  Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH)  and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, -311. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mark Garrod]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garrod_mark.jpg)
 | Townsend played #41  Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI)  and won 361 to 335 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-7, -285. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Steve Bush]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bush_steve.jpg)
 | Townsend played #55  Steve Bush (Richmond, KY)  and lost 378 to 487 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-8, -394. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Angela Dancho]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dancho_angela_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #59  Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO)  and won 420 to 330 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, -304. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Roy Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_roy.jpg)
 | Townsend played #12  Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL)  and lost 392 to 417 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, -329. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Lee Brooks]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brooks_lee_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #54  Lee Brooks (DFW, TX)  and won 426 to 352 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, -255. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
 | Townsend played #72  Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC)  and lost 297 to 392 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, -350. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Stan Williams]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/williams_stan_3.jpg)
 | Townsend played #34  Stan Williams (West Chester, PA)  and lost 430 to 443 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, -363. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Travis Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_travis_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #22  Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN)  and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-12, -454. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jim Burlant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burlant_jim.jpg)
 | Townsend played #74  Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ)  and lost 309 to 450 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-13, -595. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Bryan Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lewis_bryan.jpg)
 | Townsend played #91  Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA)  and lost 344 to 488 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-14, -739. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Patricia A Krohn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krohn_pat.jpeg)
 | Townsend played #35  Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI)  and won 406 to 399 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-14, -732. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Paul Hagelstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hagelstein_paul_2.jpg)
 | Townsend played #69  Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX)  and won 469 to 461 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-14, -724. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Pat Hardwick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hardwick_patricia.jpg)
 | Townsend played #121  Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH)  and won 482 to 319 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-14, -561. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Heather Steffy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steffy_heather.jpg)
 | Townsend played #87  Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH)  and won 349 to 332 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 17-14, -544. | 
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