NSC 2010: Mike Frentz [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Frentz, who is competing at the 2010 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, +288, and is ranked #48 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): Mike Surname(s): Frentz Home: Des Moines, WA, United States Awards: National Merit Scholar Hobbies: Reading, theater, poker, piano-playing Occupation: Census Bureau field representative

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 415 Average against: 406
Round 1		Frentz played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and lost 421 to 424 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2		Frentz played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 357 to 421 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -67.
Round 3		Frentz played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 462 to 476 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-3, -81.
Round 4		Frentz played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 380 to 429 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-4, -130.
Round 5		Frentz played #113 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 379 to 355 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -106.
Round 6		Frentz played #116 Paula Catanese (USA) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -84.
Round 7		Frentz played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 384 to 412 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -112.
Round 8		Frentz played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 467 to 381 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -26.
Round 9		Frentz played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 397 to 334 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, +37.
Round 10		Frentz played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 384 to 379 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +42.
Round 11		Frentz played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 446 to 433 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +55. Frentz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Frentz played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 308 to 528 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -165.
Round 13		Frentz played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 349 to 465 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, -281.
Round 14		Frentz played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 448 to 364 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, -197.
Round 15		Frentz played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 456 to 475 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, -216.
Round 16		Frentz played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 410 to 296 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, -102.
Round 17		Frentz played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 483 to 431 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -50. Frentz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Frentz played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, -36.
Round 19		Frentz played #8 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 444 to 450 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, -42.
Round 20		Frentz played #24 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 426 to 371 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-9, +13.
Round 21		Frentz played #30 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 404 to 410 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +7.
Round 22		Frentz played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 404 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, -1.
Round 23		Frentz played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 356 to 483 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, -128.
Round 24		Frentz played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 513 to 378 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, +7.
Round 25		Frentz played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 471 to 368 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +110.
Round 26		Frentz played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 405 to 308 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-12, +207.
Round 27		Frentz played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 404 to 458 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-13, +153.
Round 28		Frentz played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 426 to 314 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-13, +265.
Round 29		Frentz played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 495 to 500 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-14, +260.
Round 30		Frentz played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 523 to 370 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-14, +413.
Round 31		Frentz played #8 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) again and lost 348 to 473 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-15, +288.

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