NSC 2012: Brian Galebach [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Galebach, 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 19-12, +859, and is ranked #10 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): Brian Surname(s): Galebach Home: Columbia, MD, United States Hobbies: Piano, Singing, Curling Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 410 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Galebach is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Galebach played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Galebach played #44 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 441 to 265 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +97.
Round 3		Galebach played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and won 435 to 350 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +182.
Round 4		Galebach played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 438 to 407 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +213.
Round 5		Galebach played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 502 to 474 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +241.
Round 6		Galebach played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 538 to 231 (a spread of 307). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +548.
Round 7		Galebach played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 451 to 455 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +544.
Round 8		Galebach played #63 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 446 to 365 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +625.
Round 9		Galebach played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 556 to 291 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +890.
Round 10		Galebach played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 425 to 374 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +941.
Round 11		Galebach played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 369 to 511 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +799. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Galebach played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 368 to 400 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +767.
Round 13		Galebach played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 396 to 387 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +776.
Round 14		Galebach played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 334 to 449 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +661. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Galebach played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 267 to 439 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +489.
Round 16		Galebach played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 471 to 364 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +596. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Galebach played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 413 to 314 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +695.
Round 18		Galebach played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 407 to 397 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +705.
Round 19		Galebach played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 351 to 483 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +573.
Round 20		Galebach played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 354 to 392 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +535.
Round 21		Galebach played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 346 to 517 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +364. Galebach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Galebach played #36 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 423 to 393 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +394.
Round 23		Galebach played #30 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 390 to 290 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +494.
Round 24		Galebach played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 356 to 369 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +481.
Round 25		Galebach played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 499 to 326 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +654.
Round 26		Galebach played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 328 to 440 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +542.
Round 27		Galebach played #28 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 363 to 424 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +481.
Round 28		Galebach played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 460 to 305 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, +636.
Round 29		Galebach played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +655.
Round 30		Galebach played #34 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) again and won 349 to 318 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, +686.
Round 31		Galebach played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 472 to 299 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +859.

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