NSC 2012: Kevin Leeds [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Leeds, 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, +580, and is ranked #17 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: 525 Average for: 412 Average against: 394
Round 1		Leeds played #54 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 496 to 601 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -105. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leeds is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Leeds played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 471 to 391 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -25.
Round 3		Leeds played #3 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 411 to 366 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +20.
Round 4		Leeds played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, -11.
Round 5		Leeds played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and lost 371 to 462 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -102.
Round 6		Leeds played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 422 to 365 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -45.
Round 7		Leeds played #42 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 472 to 281 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +146.
Round 8		Leeds played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 486 to 416 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +216.
Round 9		Leeds played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 386 to 344 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +258.
Round 10		Leeds played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 333 to 591 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +0. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Leeds played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 423 to 333 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +90.
Round 12		Leeds played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 344 to 462 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, -28.
Round 13		Leeds played #30 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 411 to 315 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +68.
Round 14		Leeds played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 427 to 396 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +99.
Round 15		Leeds played #26 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 454 to 464 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +89.
Round 16		Leeds played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 477 to 388 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +178.
Round 17		Leeds played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 525 to 257 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +446.
Round 18		Leeds played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 381 to 354 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +473. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leeds played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 407 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +436.
Round 20		Leeds played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 374 to 408 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +402.
Round 21		Leeds played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 451 to 382 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +471. Leeds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Leeds played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 380 to 427 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +424.
Round 23		Leeds played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 469 to 295 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +598.
Round 24		Leeds played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 482 to 381 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +699.
Round 25		Leeds played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 392 to 341 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +750.
Round 26		Leeds played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and lost 319 to 435 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +634.
Round 27		Leeds played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) again and lost 339 to 403 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +570.
Round 28		Leeds played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 442 to 374 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +638.
Round 29		Leeds played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 380 to 423 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +595.
Round 30		Leeds played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) again and lost 318 to 349 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +564.
Round 31		Leeds played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) again and won 367 to 351 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +580.

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