NSC 2009: Jason Keller [#77]

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Keller, 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, +101, and is ranked #68 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): Jason Surname(s): Keller Home: Highland Park, NJ, USA Awards: North Salem NY Open Winner 1-09; World Quizzing Championships 2009 - 7th place in North America, 67th place worldwide Hobbies: wine, trivia, walking, bowling Occupation: graduate student, SAT Prep instructor

Round by Round
High score: 625 Average for: 410 Average against: 407
Round 1		Keller played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 479 to 451 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Keller played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 478 to 423 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +83.
Round 3		Keller played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and won 625 to 230 (a spread of 395). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +478. Keller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Keller played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 353 to 433 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +398.
Round 5		Keller played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 436 to 412 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +422.
Round 6		Keller played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 386 to 444 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +364.
Round 7		Keller played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 463 to 360 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +467.
Round 8		Keller played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +490.
Round 9		Keller played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 476 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +405.
Round 10		Keller played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 322 to 388 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +339.
Round 11		Keller played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 388 to 456 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +271.
Round 12		Keller played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 377 to 417 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +231.
Round 13		Keller played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 293 to 482 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, +42.
Round 14		Keller played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 415 to 430 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, +27.
Round 15		Keller played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 404 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-9, -20.
Round 16		Keller played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 416 to 393 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, +3.
Round 17		Keller played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 495 to 330 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, +168.
Round 18		Keller played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 426 to 453 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, +141.
Round 19		Keller played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 328 to 495 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-11, -26.
Round 20		Keller played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 388 to 521 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-12, -159.
Round 21		Keller played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 377 to 329 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-12, -111.
Round 22		Keller played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 471 to 486 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-13, -126.
Round 23		Keller played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 442 to 441 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -125. Keller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Keller played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 481 to 358 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, -2.
Round 25		Keller played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 379 to 503 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-14, -126.
Round 26		Keller played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 324 to 393 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-15, -195.
Round 27		Keller played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 412 to 403 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-15, -186.
Round 28		Keller played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 365 to 399 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-16, -220. Keller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Keller played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 490 to 325 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-16, -55.
Round 30		Keller played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and won 392 to 294 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-16, +43.
Round 31		Keller played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 375 to 317 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-16, +101.

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