NSC 2012: Roy Kamen [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Roy Kamen, 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 18-13, +896, and is ranked #15 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): Roy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, United States Awards: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year! Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 417 Average against: 389
Round 1		Kamen played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 443 to 335 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Kamen played #52 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 462 to 384 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +186.
Round 3		Kamen played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +178.
Round 4		Kamen played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 416 to 450 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +144.
Round 5		Kamen played #70 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 382 to 360 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +166. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kamen played #76 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 379 to 371 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +174.
Round 7		Kamen played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 463 to 387 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +250.
Round 8		Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 455 to 315 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +390.
Round 9		Kamen played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 557 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +215.
Round 10		Kamen played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 450 to 348 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +317.
Round 11		Kamen played #50 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 511 to 337 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +491.
Round 12		Kamen played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +523.
Round 13		Kamen played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 406 to 374 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +555.
Round 14		Kamen played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 493 to 298 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +750.
Round 15		Kamen played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +747. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Kamen played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +737.
Round 17		Kamen played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 529 to 355 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +911.
Round 18		Kamen played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +919.
Round 19		Kamen played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 404 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +978. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Kamen played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) again and lost 304 to 462 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +820.
Round 21		Kamen played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 382 to 451 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +751. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Kamen played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) again and lost 410 to 440 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +721.
Round 23		Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) again and lost 435 to 455 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +701.
Round 24		Kamen played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +659.
Round 25		Kamen played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 315 to 406 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +568.
Round 26		Kamen played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 532 to 367 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +733.
Round 27		Kamen played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 432 to 326 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-11, +839. Kamen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Kamen played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and lost 408 to 421 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +826.
Round 29		Kamen played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 475 to 386 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +915.
Round 30		Kamen played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 365 to 388 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +892.
Round 31		Kamen played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) for the third time and won 412 to 408 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +896.

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