NSC 2009: Jim Kramer [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Kramer, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-16, -226, and is ranked #74 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): Jim Surname(s): Kramer Home: Roseville, MN, USA Awards: Starred in the hit movie "Scrabylon"; 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion Hobbies: Tennis

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 403 Average against: 411
Round 1		Kramer played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 353 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Kramer played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +76.
Round 3		Kramer played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 454 to 353 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +177.
Round 4		Kramer played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 392 to 500 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +69. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kramer played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 539 to 374 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +234. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kramer played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 476 to 349 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +361. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kramer played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and won 365 to 340 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +386.
Round 8		Kramer played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +433.
Round 9		Kramer played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 387 to 412 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +408.
Round 10		Kramer played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 311 to 481 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +238. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kramer played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 392 to 346 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +284.
Round 12		Kramer played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 385 to 401 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +268. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Kramer played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 440 to 402 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +306.
Round 14		Kramer played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 335 to 470 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-5, +171.
Round 15		Kramer played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 458 to 433 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +196.
Round 16		Kramer played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 374 to 437 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-6, +133.
Round 17		Kramer played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 456 to 502 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +87.
Round 18		Kramer played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 291 to 414 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, -36.
Round 19		Kramer played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 379 to 504 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-9, -161. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Kramer played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 400 to 412 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, -173.
Round 21		Kramer played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 375 to 316 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-10, -114.
Round 22		Kramer played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 347 to 456 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-11, -223.
Round 23		Kramer played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 503 to 365 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, -85.
Round 24		Kramer played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 401 to 426 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-12, -110.
Round 25		Kramer played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 351 to 486 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-13, -245. Kramer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Kramer played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 470 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-14, -351.
Round 27		Kramer played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 449 to 372 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, -274.
Round 28		Kramer played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 462 to 360 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-14, -172.
Round 29		Kramer played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 413 to 436 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-15, -195.
Round 30		Kramer played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 445 to 301 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-15, -51.
Round 31		Kramer played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 268 to 443 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15-16, -226.

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