NSC 2010: Keith Smith [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Smith, 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 17-14, +191, and is ranked #37 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): Keith Surname(s): Smith Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 410 Average against: 404
Round 1		Smith played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 416 to 464 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -48.
Round 2		Smith played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 322 to 405 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-2, -131.
Round 3		Smith played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 474 to 410 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Smith played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 377 to 395 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -85.
Round 5		Smith played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 371 to 368 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -82.
Round 6		Smith played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 447 to 317 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, +48.
Round 7		Smith played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 371 to 378 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, +41.
Round 8		Smith played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 438 to 400 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +79.
Round 9		Smith played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 380 to 408 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, +51.
Round 10		Smith played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, +67.
Round 11		Smith played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 463 to 322 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +208.
Round 12		Smith played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 488 to 287 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +409.
Round 13		Smith played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 514 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +218.
Round 14		Smith played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 487 to 383 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +322. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Smith played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 511 to 263 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +570.
Round 16		Smith played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 423 to 538 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +455.
Round 17		Smith played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 455 to 437 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +473. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Smith played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 267 to 569 (a spread of -302). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +171.
Round 19		Smith played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 338 to 418 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, +91.
Round 20		Smith played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 374 to 432 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, +33.
Round 21		Smith played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and won 445 to 337 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +141.
Round 22		Smith played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 409 to 358 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +192.
Round 23		Smith played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 364 to 420 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +136.
Round 24		Smith played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and lost 363 to 409 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, +90.
Round 25		Smith played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 388 to 334 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, +144.
Round 26		Smith played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 447 to 387 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, +204.
Round 27		Smith played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and won 458 to 404 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +258.
Round 28		Smith played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 394 to 558 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, +94.
Round 29		Smith played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 400 to 467 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-14, +27.
Round 30		Smith played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 464 to 326 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-14, +165.
Round 31		Smith played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 446 to 420 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 17-14, +191.

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