NSC 2010: Kevin Leeds [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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, -538, and is ranked #87 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): Kevin Surname(s): Leeds Home: Austin, TX, United States Awards: Applied Mathematics Ph.D. Georgia Tech 1997 Hobbies: DIY - gluing stuff together Occupation: Internet Marketing Technician

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 388 Average against: 405
Round 1		Leeds played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 363 to 537 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -174.
Round 2		Leeds played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 470 to 388 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -92.
Round 3		Leeds played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 375 to 391 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -108.
Round 4		Leeds played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 402 to 464 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -170.
Round 5		Leeds played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 425 to 438 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -183.
Round 6		Leeds played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 424 to 425 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-5, -184.
Round 7		Leeds played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 386 to 453 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-6, -251.
Round 8		Leeds played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 452 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-7, -370.
Round 9		Leeds played #97 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 465 to 413 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-7, -318.
Round 10		Leeds played #111 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 368 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -231.
Round 11		Leeds played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 434 to 320 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -117. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Leeds played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 407 to 424 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-8, -134.
Round 13		Leeds played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 477 to 271 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, +72.
Round 14		Leeds played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and lost 232 to 412 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-9, -108.
Round 15		Leeds played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 367 to 346 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-9, -87.
Round 16		Leeds played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and won 359 to 338 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, -66.
Round 17		Leeds played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 391 to 355 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -30.
Round 18		Leeds played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 320 to 369 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -79. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leeds played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 496 to 340 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, +77.
Round 20		Leeds played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 305 to 472 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-11, -90.
Round 21		Leeds played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 394 to 372 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-11, -68. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Leeds played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 451 to 403 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, -20.
Round 23		Leeds played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 361 to 400 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -59.
Round 24		Leeds played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 363 to 459 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-13, -155.
Round 25		Leeds played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 377 to 363 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-13, -141.
Round 26		Leeds played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 226 to 364 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-14, -279.
Round 27		Leeds played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 407 to 450 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-15, -322.
Round 28		Leeds played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 309 to 534 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-16, -547.
Round 29		Leeds played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 481 to 391 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-16, -457.
Round 30		Leeds played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 490 to 423 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-16, -390.
Round 31		Leeds played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 284 to 432 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-17, -538.

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