NSC 2009: Mason Shambach [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Mason Shambach, 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 18-13, +16, and is ranked #20 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
	Given name(s): Mason Surname(s): Shambach Home: Battle Creek, MI, USA Awards: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion Hobbies: swimming Occupation: Presbyterian (USA) Minister

Round by Round
High score: 524 Average for: 382 Average against: 381
Round 1		Shambach played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 260 to 383 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Shambach played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 391 to 349 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Shambach played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 289 to 383 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -175.
Round 4		Shambach played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 381 to 324 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -118.
Round 5		Shambach played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 440 to 364 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, -42.
Round 6		Shambach played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 409 to 382 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, -15.
Round 7		Shambach played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 394 to 401 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, -22.
Round 8		Shambach played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 347 to 465 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, -140.
Round 9		Shambach played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 228 to 491 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, -403.
Round 10		Shambach played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 429 to 343 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, -317.
Round 11		Shambach played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 305 to 510 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -522.
Round 12		Shambach played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 387 to 374 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, -509.
Round 13		Shambach played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 356 to 488 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, -641.
Round 14		Shambach played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 422 to 360 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -579.
Round 15		Shambach played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 396 to 371 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, -554.
Round 16		Shambach played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 375 to 412 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, -591.
Round 17		Shambach played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 367 to 332 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, -556.
Round 18		Shambach played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 361 to 358 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, -553.
Round 19		Shambach played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 309 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, -512.
Round 20		Shambach played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 435 to 233 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, -310.
Round 21		Shambach played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 354 to 365 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, -321.
Round 22		Shambach played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 417 to 331 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, -235.
Round 23		Shambach played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 447 to 291 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, -79.
Round 24		Shambach played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 378 to 527 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, -228.
Round 25		Shambach played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 519 to 373 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, -82.
Round 26		Shambach played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 390 to 385 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, -77.
Round 27		Shambach played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 524 to 238 (a spread of 286). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +209.
Round 28		Shambach played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 408 to 370 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +247.
Round 29		Shambach played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 374 to 450 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +171.
Round 30		Shambach played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 319 to 403 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +87.
Round 31		Shambach played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 381 to 452 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +16.

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