NSC 2011: Ross Brown [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Ross Brown, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +384, and is ranked #22 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: 553 Average for: 401 Average against: 389
Round 1		Brown played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 319 to 433 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -114.
Round 2		Brown played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 429 to 368 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -53.
Round 3		Brown played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, -20.
Round 4		Brown played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 406 to 327 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-1, +59.
Round 5		Brown played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 472 to 336 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +195.
Round 6		Brown played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 426 to 409 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +212.
Round 7		Brown played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 315 to 385 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +142.
Round 8		Brown played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 377 to 352 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +167.
Round 9		Brown played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 447 to 388 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +226.
Round 10		Brown played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 553 to 299 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +480.
Round 11		Brown played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 397 to 335 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +542.
Round 12		Brown played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 341 to 419 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +464. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Brown played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 350 to 508 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +306.
Round 14		Brown played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 357 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-4, +401. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Brown played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 389 to 432 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +358.
Round 16		Brown played #7 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 351 to 488 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +221.
Round 17		Brown played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 469 to 342 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-6, +348. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Brown played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 411 to 377 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +382.
Round 19		Brown played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 392 to 338 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +436.
Round 20		Brown played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 316 to 336 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +416.
Round 21		Brown played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +384.
Round 22		Brown played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +378.
Round 23		Brown played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 425 to 414 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +389.
Round 24		Brown played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 273 to 434 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +228.
Round 25		Brown played #19 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and won 552 to 313 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +467. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Brown played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 356 to 526 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, +297.
Round 27		Brown played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 362 to 374 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +285.
Round 28		Brown played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 400 to 334 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-12, +351.
Round 29		Brown played #62 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 429 to 294 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-12, +486.
Round 30		Brown played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 331 to 472 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-13, +345.
Round 31		Brown played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 489 to 450 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +384. Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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