NSC 2011: Kevin Leeds [#2]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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 14-17, +762, and is ranked #59 in Division 2.

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: Juggling, collecting plastic lids from drink containers, composting, debate, experimental religion, the Internet, computers, math, the cat Occupation: unknown

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 402 Average against: 377
Round 1		Leeds played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 363 to 401 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -38. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Leeds played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 532 to 319 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +175.
Round 3		Leeds played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 350 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, +164.
Round 4		Leeds played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 461 to 445 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +180.
Round 5		Leeds played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 399 to 338 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +241.
Round 6		Leeds played #73 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and won 419 to 376 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +284.
Round 7		Leeds played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 449 to 252 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +481.
Round 8		Leeds played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 366 to 456 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +391.
Round 9		Leeds played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 434 to 413 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +412. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Leeds played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 439 to 430 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +421.
Round 11		Leeds played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 434 to 466 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +389.
Round 12		Leeds played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 335 to 395 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +329.
Round 13		Leeds played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +245.
Round 14		Leeds played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 346 to 418 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +173.
Round 15		Leeds played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, +155.
Round 16		Leeds played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 485 to 266 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-8, +374.
Round 17		Leeds played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 350 to 387 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +337.
Round 18		Leeds played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 377 to 392 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-10, +322.
Round 19		Leeds played #84 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 441 to 293 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-10, +470.
Round 20		Leeds played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-11, +462.
Round 21		Leeds played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 376 to 454 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-12, +384.
Round 22		Leeds played #27 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-13, +366.
Round 23		Leeds played #79 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 278 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-13, +500.
Round 24		Leeds played #76 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 517 to 340 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-13, +677.
Round 25		Leeds played #77 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 437 to 343 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-13, +771.
Round 26		Leeds played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 322 to 424 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, +669.
Round 27		Leeds played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 442 to 394 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +717.
Round 28		Leeds played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 409 to 415 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-15, +711. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Leeds played #72 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-16, +664.
Round 30		Leeds played #69 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 452 to 319 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-16, +797.
Round 31		Leeds played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 344 to 379 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-17, +762.

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