NSC 2011: Ronald Howard [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Ronald Howard, who is competing at the 2011 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 14-17, +618, and is ranked #72 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): Ronald Surname(s): Howard Home: North Tustin, CA, United States Hobbies: travel, golf, wine, fine dining

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 403 Average against: 383
Round 1		Howard played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Howard played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 391 to 534 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -201.
Round 3		Howard played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 492 to 352 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -61.
Round 4		Howard played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 412 to 422 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, -71.
Round 5		Howard played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 318 to 453 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -206.
Round 6		Howard played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 404 to 298 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-4, -100.
Round 7		Howard played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 447 to 541 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-5, -194.
Round 8		Howard played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 492 to 381 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-5, -83.
Round 9		Howard played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 460 to 266 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-5, +111.
Round 10		Howard played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 502 to 302 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +311.
Round 11		Howard played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 512 to 366 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +457.
Round 12		Howard played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 561 to 318 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +700.
Round 13		Howard played #67 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 306 to 464 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +542.
Round 14		Howard played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and lost 355 to 409 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, +488.
Round 15		Howard played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 398 to 449 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, +437.
Round 16		Howard played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +499.
Round 17		Howard played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 316 to 332 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-9, +483.
Round 18		Howard played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 365 to 404 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-10, +444.
Round 19		Howard played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 309 to 429 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, +324.
Round 20		Howard played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 404 to 350 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-11, +378.
Round 21		Howard played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 375 to 419 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-12, +334.
Round 22		Howard played #56 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 453 to 306 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, +481.
Round 23		Howard played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 239 to 423 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-13, +297.
Round 24		Howard played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 381 to 504 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-14, +174.
Round 25		Howard played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 325 to 390 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-15, +109.
Round 26		Howard played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 509 to 235 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-15, +383.
Round 27		Howard played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 321 to 438 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-16, +266.
Round 28		Howard played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 484 to 304 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-16, +446.
Round 29		Howard played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and lost 365 to 387 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-17, +424.
Round 30		Howard played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 394 to 364 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-17, +454.
Round 31		Howard played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 458 to 294 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-17, +618.

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