NSC 2009: Adam Townsend [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Townsend, 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, -544, and is ranked #44 in Division 3.

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): Adam Surname(s): Townsend Home: Astoria, NY, USA

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 378 Average against: 396
Round 1		Townsend played #48 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and won 440 to 320 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +120.
Round 2		Townsend played #25 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 395 to 335 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +180.
Round 3		Townsend played #108 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 475 to 409 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +246.
Round 4		Townsend played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 392 to 362 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +276.
Round 5		Townsend played #102 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 326 to 492 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +110.
Round 6		Townsend played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 260 to 450 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-2, -80.
Round 7		Townsend played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and won 372 to 296 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, -4.
Round 8		Townsend played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 305 to 368 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, -67.
Round 9		Townsend played #52 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, -37.
Round 10		Townsend played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 411 to 344 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-3, +30.
Round 11		Townsend played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 373 to 388 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, +15.
Round 12		Townsend played #24 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 399 to 397 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +17.
Round 13		Townsend played #9 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 365 to 347 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +35.
Round 14		Townsend played #20 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 260 to 575 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, -280.
Round 15		Townsend played #49 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and lost 361 to 392 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-6, -311.
Round 16		Townsend played #68 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 460 to 371 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-6, -222.
Round 17		Townsend played #62 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, -311.
Round 18		Townsend played #41 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 361 to 335 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-7, -285.
Round 19		Townsend played #55 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 378 to 487 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-8, -394.
Round 20		Townsend played #59 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 420 to 330 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, -304.
Round 21		Townsend played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 392 to 417 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, -329.
Round 22		Townsend played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and won 426 to 352 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, -255.
Round 23		Townsend played #72 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 297 to 392 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, -350.
Round 24		Townsend played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 430 to 443 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, -363.
Round 25		Townsend played #22 Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-12, -454.
Round 26		Townsend played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 309 to 450 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-13, -595.
Round 27		Townsend played #91 Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA) and lost 344 to 488 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-14, -739.
Round 28		Townsend played #35 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 406 to 399 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-14, -732.
Round 29		Townsend played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 469 to 461 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-14, -724.
Round 30		Townsend played #121 Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH) and won 482 to 319 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-14, -561.
Round 31		Townsend played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 349 to 332 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 17-14, -544.

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