NSC 2010: Mark Kenas [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Kenas, 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 13-18, +170, and is ranked #93 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): Mark Surname(s): Kenas Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: canoeing

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 419 Average against: 413
Round 1		Kenas played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 433 to 370 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +63. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Kenas played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and won 454 to 337 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +180.
Round 3		Kenas played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 435 to 447 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +168.
Round 4		Kenas played #24 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 370 to 407 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +131.
Round 5		Kenas played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, +107.
Round 6		Kenas played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 350 to 358 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, +99.
Round 7		Kenas played #86 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 430 to 422 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, +107.
Round 8		Kenas played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 498 to 350 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +255.
Round 9		Kenas played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 361 to 438 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, +178.
Round 10		Kenas played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 341 to 460 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, +59.
Round 11		Kenas played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 434 to 462 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, +31.
Round 12		Kenas played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 327 to 587 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-8, -229.
Round 13		Kenas played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 414 to 451 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-9, -266.
Round 14		Kenas played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 508 to 305 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-9, -63.
Round 15		Kenas played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 455 to 313 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, +79.
Round 16		Kenas played #96 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-10, +61.
Round 17		Kenas played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 383 to 400 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-11, +44.
Round 18		Kenas played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 419 to 377 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-11, +86.
Round 19		Kenas played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 391 to 451 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-12, +26.
Round 20		Kenas played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 485 to 316 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-12, +195.
Round 21		Kenas played #101 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 504 to 444 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-12, +255.
Round 22		Kenas played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 532 to 309 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-12, +478.
Round 23		Kenas played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 386 to 516 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-13, +348. Kenas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Kenas played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 487 to 324 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-13, +511.
Round 25		Kenas played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 436 to 312 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-13, +635.
Round 26		Kenas played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 422 to 435 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-14, +622.
Round 27		Kenas played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 333 to 461 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-15, +494.
Round 28		Kenas played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 544 to 397 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-15, +641.
Round 29		Kenas played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 360 to 646 (a spread of -286). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-16, +355.
Round 30		Kenas played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 423 to 490 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-17, +288.
Round 31		Kenas played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 333 to 451 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-18, +170.

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