NSC 2010: Ross Brown [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, 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 14-17, +489, and is ranked #78 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): Ross Surname(s): Brown Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Awards: BMath, winner of Canadian national high-school mathematics contests in 1970s Hobbies: soccer referee, curler, recreational mathematician, shareware author, linguist Occupation: software designer

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 406 Average against: 391
Round 1		Brown played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 351 to 474 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Brown played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 296 to 414 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-2, -241.
Round 3		Brown played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 464 to 317 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -94.
Round 4		Brown played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -76.
Round 5		Brown played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 348 to 422 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -150.
Round 6		Brown played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 517 to 345 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +22.
Round 7		Brown played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 326 to 420 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -72.
Round 8		Brown played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 384 to 449 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -137.
Round 9		Brown played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 462 to 292 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, +33.
Round 10		Brown played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 566 to 249 (a spread of 317). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +350.
Round 11		Brown played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 333 to 496 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +187.
Round 12		Brown played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 373 to 451 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, +109.
Round 13		Brown played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 433 to 471 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-8, +71.
Round 14		Brown played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 325 to 371 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, +25.
Round 15		Brown played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 375 to 400 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-10, +0.
Round 16		Brown played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and lost 361 to 531 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-11, -170.
Round 17		Brown played #116 Paula Catanese (USA) and lost 383 to 461 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-12, -248.
Round 18		Brown played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 496 to 350 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-12, -102.
Round 19		Brown played #111 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 382 to 403 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-13, -123.
Round 20		Brown played #112 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 464 to 334 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-13, +7.
Round 21		Brown played #104 Froilan Mendoza (Jersey City, NJ) and won 461 to 322 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-13, +146.
Round 22		Brown played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and lost 340 to 446 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-14, +40.
Round 23		Brown played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-14, +79.
Round 24		Brown played #97 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 366 to 359 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-14, +86.
Round 25		Brown played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 438 to 414 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, +110. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Brown played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 332 to 396 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-15, +46.
Round 27		Brown played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 413 to 459 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-16, +0. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Brown played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 469 to 260 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, +209.
Round 29		Brown played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 452 to 287 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-16, +374.
Round 30		Brown played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 426 to 429 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-17, +371.
Round 31		Brown played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 451 to 333 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-17, +489.

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