NSC 2009: Keith Smith [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Smith, 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 12-19, -512, and is ranked #111 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): Keith Surname(s): Smith Home: Austin, TX, USA Awards: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX Hobbies: reading Occupation: computer programmer

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 395 Average against: 409
Round 1		Smith played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 454 to 368 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Smith played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 490 to 360 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +216.
Round 3		Smith played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 376 to 422 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +170.
Round 4		Smith played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 377 to 416 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +131.
Round 5		Smith played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 413 to 418 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +126.
Round 6		Smith played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 386 to 442 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-4, +70.
Round 7		Smith played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 431 to 361 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, +140.
Round 8		Smith played #26 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 449 to 381 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +208.
Round 9		Smith played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 402 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +277.
Round 10		Smith played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 374 to 330 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +321.
Round 11		Smith played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 362 to 464 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +219.
Round 12		Smith played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 357 to 462 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, +114.
Round 13		Smith played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +197.
Round 14		Smith played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 479 to 477 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +199.
Round 15		Smith played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 340 to 341 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-7, +198.
Round 16		Smith played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 475 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, +79. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Smith played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, +5.
Round 18		Smith played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 426 to 390 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, +41.
Round 19		Smith played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 388 to 355 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, +74.
Round 20		Smith played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 360 to 400 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +34.
Round 21		Smith played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 351 to 393 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-11, -8.
Round 22		Smith played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and lost 308 to 461 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, -161.
Round 23		Smith played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 284 to 480 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-13, -357.
Round 24		Smith played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 449 to 338 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-13, -246.
Round 25		Smith played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 393 to 413 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-14, -266.
Round 26		Smith played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 407 to 372 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-14, -231.
Round 27		Smith played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 514 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-15, -391.
Round 28		Smith played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 424 to 438 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-16, -405. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Smith played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 419 to 426 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-17, -412.
Round 30		Smith recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-18, -462.
Round 31		Smith recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-19, -512.

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