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NSC 2009: Jamie Ryan [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Jamie Ryan, 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 17-14, +65, and is ranked #29 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

[photo of Jamie Ryan]

Given name(s): Jamie
Surname(s): Ryan
Home: Raynham, MA, USA
Awards: snapped Roger Federer's hard-court win streak at 56 matches
Hobbies: dodging white-coated men who carry butterfly nets and loaded syringes
Occupation: world-renowned neurologist/suspected mythomaniac
Round by Round

High score: 548
Average for: 404
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Ryan played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 489 to 383 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 1-0, +106.

Round 2

[photo of Adrian Mannella]

Ryan played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 487 to 341 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +252.

Round 3

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Ryan played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 471 to 309 (a spread of 162).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 3-0, +414.

Round 4

[photo of Tyler Hannan]

Ryan played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 406 to 393 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +427.

Round 5

[photo of Joel Horn]

Ryan played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 391 to 476 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-1, +342.

Round 6

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Ryan played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 438 to 439 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 4-2, +341.

Round 7

[photo of Ricky Sirois]

Ryan played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 438 to 414 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +365.

Round 8

[photo of Eric Tran]

Ryan played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 448 to 317 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +496.

Round 9

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Ryan played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 474 to 346 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-2, +624.

Round 10

[photo of Jeff Cook]

Ryan played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 464 to 351 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-2, +737.

Round 11

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Ryan played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 330 to 455 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 8-3, +612.

Round 12

[photo of Sam Hollington]

Ryan played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 388 to 501 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-4, +499.

Round 13

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Ryan played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 261 to 458 (a spread of -197).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-5, +302.

Ryan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Fred Oswald]

Ryan played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 429 to 355 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-5, +376.

Round 15

[photo of Judy Horn]

Ryan played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 334 to 374 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 9-6, +336.

Round 16

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Ryan played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 436 to 473 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 9-7, +299.

Round 17

[photo of James L Kille]

Ryan played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 415 to 392 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-7, +322.

Round 18

[photo of Zach Pekarsky]

Ryan played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 427 to 354 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 11-7, +395.

Round 19

[photo of Glenda Short]

Ryan played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 384 to 334 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-7, +445.

Round 20

[photo of Ryan Fischer]

Ryan played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 371 to 511 (a spread of -140).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-8, +305.

Round 21

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Ryan played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) again and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 12-9, +283.

Round 22

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Ryan played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 307 to 461 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 12-10, +129.

Round 23

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Ryan played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 291 to 447 (a spread of -156).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 12-11, -27.

Round 24

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Ryan played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 378 to 341 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 13-11, +10.

Round 25

[photo of Laura Scheimberg]

Ryan played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-11, +28.

Round 26

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Ryan played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 410 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 15-11, +38.

Round 27

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Ryan played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 317 to 494 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 15-12, -139.

Round 28

[photo of Daniel Milton]

Ryan played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 460 to 351 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 16-12, -30.

Round 29

[photo of Pete Zeigler]

Ryan played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 404 to 487 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 16-13, -113.

Round 30

[photo of Jason J Smith]

Ryan played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 548 to 258 (a spread of 290).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 17-13, +177.

Round 31

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

Ryan played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 316 to 428 (a spread of -112).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 17-14, +65.


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