NSC 2010: Randall Thomas [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Randall Thomas, who is competing at the 2010 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, +328, and is ranked #62 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): Randall Surname(s): Thomas Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: mountaineering, reading, writing, films, music Occupation: freelance computer graphics

Round by Round
High score: 516 Average for: 396 Average against: 386
Round 1		Thomas played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 320 to 381 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Thomas played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 468 to 422 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		Thomas played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 343 to 423 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -95.
Round 4		Thomas played #47 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and lost 384 to 549 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-3, -260.
Round 5		Thomas played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 377 to 309 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -192.
Round 6		Thomas played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 412 to 448 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -228.
Round 7		Thomas played #30 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 357 to 280 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, -151.
Round 8		Thomas played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 448 to 303 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -6.
Round 9		Thomas played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 417 to 438 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, -27.
Round 10		Thomas played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 436 to 334 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, +75.
Round 11		Thomas played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 472 to 338 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +209.
Round 12		Thomas played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 405 to 487 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, +127.
Round 13		Thomas played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 375 to 531 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, -29.
Round 14		Thomas played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 446 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -107.
Round 15		Thomas played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 329 to 386 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, -164.
Round 16		Thomas played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and won 407 to 372 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, -129.
Round 17		Thomas played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 350 to 356 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-10, -135.
Round 18		Thomas played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 375 to 331 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-10, -91.
Round 19		Thomas played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 383 to 427 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-11, -135. Thomas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Thomas played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 323 to 447 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-12, -259.
Round 21		Thomas played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 492 to 313 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-12, -80.
Round 22		Thomas played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and won 439 to 325 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-12, +34.
Round 23		Thomas played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 516 to 386 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-12, +164.
Round 24		Thomas played #86 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 390 to 375 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-12, +179.
Round 25		Thomas played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 331 to 389 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-13, +121.
Round 26		Thomas played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 364 to 226 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, +259.
Round 27		Thomas played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 493 to 346 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-13, +406.
Round 28		Thomas played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 427 to 439 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, +394.
Round 29		Thomas played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 300 to 483 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-15, +211.
Round 30		Thomas played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 346 to 372 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-16, +185.
Round 31		Thomas played #86 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) again and won 442 to 299 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-16, +328.

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