NSC 2012: Francis Anum [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Francis Anum, 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, -306, and is ranked #42 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): Francis Surname(s): Anum Home: Virginia Beach, VA, United States Hobbies: Scrabble, Racket Ball, Soccer and Tennis Occupation: Civil Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 372 Average against: 384
Round 1		Anum played #58 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 464 to 436 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Anum played #75 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 378 to 444 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -38.
Round 3		Anum played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 342 to 496 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -192.
Round 4		Anum played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 249 to 374 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -317.
Round 5		Anum played #42 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 327 to 468 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-4, -458.
Round 6		Anum played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 280 to 407 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-5, -585.
Round 7		Anum played #77 James Clark (Clayton, DE) and tied at 364. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1.5-5.5, -585.
Round 8		Anum played #52 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 477 to 357 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -465.
Round 9		Anum played #79 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and tied at 377. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-6, -465.
Round 10		Anum played #71 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 319 to 310 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-6, -456.
Round 11		Anum played #17 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 423 to 316 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -349.
Round 12		Anum played #39 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 326 to 464 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-7, -487.
Round 13		Anum played #28 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 402 to 293 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -378.
Round 14		Anum played #45 Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL) and lost 349 to 412 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-8, -441.
Round 15		Anum played #29 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 376 to 505 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -570.
Round 16		Anum played #72 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 318 to 408 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-10, -660.
Round 17		Anum played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and won 356 to 320 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-10, -624.
Round 18		Anum recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, -574.
Round 19		Anum played #66 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 398 to 428 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -604.
Round 20		Anum played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 407 to 322 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-11, -519.
Round 21		Anum played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 388 to 406 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-12, -537.
Round 22		Anum played #41 Larry Gradus (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 300 to 417 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-13, -654.
Round 23		Anum played #20 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 414 to 371 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-13, -611.
Round 24		Anum played #64 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and won 345 to 308 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, -574.
Round 25		Anum played #80 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 369 to 341 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -546.
Round 26		Anum played #44 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 401 to 377 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-13, -522.
Round 27		Anum played #35 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 338 to 325 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-13, -509.
Round 28		Anum played #53 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 365 to 407 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, -551.
Round 29		Anum played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 330 to 403 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-15, -624.
Round 30		Anum played #65 Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL) and won 436 to 312 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-15, -500.
Round 31		Anum played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 549 to 355 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-15, -306.

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