NSC 2009: Maddy Kamen [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Maddy Kamen, 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 15.5-15.5, +97, and is ranked #61 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): Maddy Surname(s): Kamen Home: Covina, CA, USA Awards: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006 Hobbies: reading for pleasure, mahjong Occupation: High School Math teacher

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 394 Average against: 392
Round 1		Kamen played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 394 to 407 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Kamen played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 432 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -63.
Round 3		Kamen played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 408 to 344 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, +1.
Round 4		Kamen played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 412 to 340 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +73.
Round 5		Kamen played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 453 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -60.
Round 6		Kamen played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 422 to 378 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -16.
Round 7		Kamen played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 443 to 317 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +110.
Round 8		Kamen played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 384 to 451 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, +43.
Round 9		Kamen played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 337 to 410 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -30.
Round 10		Kamen played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and lost 347 to 418 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-6, -101.
Round 11		Kamen played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 388 to 486 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-7, -199.
Round 12		Kamen played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 284 to 393 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-8, -308.
Round 13		Kamen played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 327 to 388 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-9, -369.
Round 14		Kamen played #69 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 431 to 398 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-9, -336.
Round 15		Kamen played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 365 to 393 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-10, -364.
Round 16		Kamen played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 272 to 442 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-11, -534.
Round 17		Kamen played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 475 to 471 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 6-11, -530.
Round 18		Kamen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 7-11, -480.
Round 19		Kamen played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 448 to 391 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-11, -423.
Round 20		Kamen played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 393 to 452 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-12, -482.
Round 21		Kamen played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 335 to 485 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-13, -632.
Round 22		Kamen played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 494 to 343 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-13, -481.
Round 23		Kamen played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 443 to 370 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-13, -408.
Round 24		Kamen played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 498 to 307 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-13, -217.
Round 25		Kamen played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 321 to 411 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-14, -307.
Round 26		Kamen played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 334 to 433 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, -406.
Round 27		Kamen played #76 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and tied at 396. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -406.
Round 28		Kamen played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 364 to 323 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -365.
Round 29		Kamen played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 406 to 351 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -310.
Round 30		Kamen played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 539 to 291 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -62.
Round 31		Kamen played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 449 to 290 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +97.

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