NSC 2012: Erickson Smith [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about Erickson Smith, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, -437, and is ranked #38 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): Erickson Surname(s): Smith Home: Cary, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 397 Average against: 411
Round 1		Smith played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 394 to 477 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2		Smith played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 492 to 431 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3		Smith played #51 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 414 to 402 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, -10.
Round 4		Smith played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 346 to 464 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -128. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Smith played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 349 to 357 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, -136.
Round 6		Smith played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 307 to 368 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -197.
Round 7		Smith played #58 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 431 to 407 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, -173.
Round 8		Smith played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 412 to 384 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -145. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Smith played #46 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 401 to 349 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, -93.
Round 10		Smith played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 409 to 428 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, -112.
Round 11		Smith played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 286 to 644 (a spread of -358). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, -470. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Smith played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 440 to 338 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, -368.
Round 13		Smith played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 296 to 430 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, -502.
Round 14		Smith played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 385 to 396 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-8, -513.
Round 15		Smith played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 440 to 471 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, -544.
Round 16		Smith played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 520 to 374 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-9, -398.
Round 17		Smith played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 487 to 363 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, -274.
Round 18		Smith played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 422 to 323 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, -175.
Round 19		Smith played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and lost 360 to 461 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-10, -276.
Round 20		Smith played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 449 to 313 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, -140.
Round 21		Smith played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 413 to 443 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-11, -170.
Round 22		Smith played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-11, -158.
Round 23		Smith played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 250 to 581 (a spread of -331). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, -489.
Round 24		Smith played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 401 to 390 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-12, -478.
Round 25		Smith played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 402 to 340 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, -416.
Round 26		Smith played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 344 to 460 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, -532.
Round 27		Smith played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 372 to 468 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-14, -628.
Round 28		Smith played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 499 to 366 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, -495.
Round 29		Smith played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 395 to 337 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, -437.
Round 30		Smith played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 376 to 415 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-15, -476.
Round 31		Smith played #66 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) again and won 415 to 376 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-15, -437.

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