NSC 2011: Gregg Speicher [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Gregg Speicher, 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 13-18, -306, and is ranked #92 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): Gregg Surname(s): Speicher Home: McKinney, TX, United States Awards: nothing really Hobbies: reading, kids, basketball

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 393 Average against: 403
Round 1		Speicher played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2		Speicher played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 340 to 383 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3		Speicher played #57 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 470 to 383 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +12.
Round 4		Speicher played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 401 to 398 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +15.
Round 5		Speicher played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 308 to 481 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, -158.
Round 6		Speicher played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 387 to 441 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -212.
Round 7		Speicher played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 427 to 363 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, -148.
Round 8		Speicher played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 290 to 457 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -315.
Round 9		Speicher played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 359 to 491 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -447.
Round 10		Speicher played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and lost 302 to 502 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -647.
Round 11		Speicher played #88 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 344 to 397 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-8, -700.
Round 12		Speicher played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 424 to 362 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-8, -638.
Round 13		Speicher played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 270 to 494 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-9, -862.
Round 14		Speicher played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 356 to 386 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-10, -892.
Round 15		Speicher played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 404 to 308 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-10, -796.
Round 16		Speicher played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 360 to 388 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-11, -824.
Round 17		Speicher played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 369 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-11, -760.
Round 18		Speicher played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 520 to 311 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-11, -551.
Round 19		Speicher played #16 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 427 to 472 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-12, -596.
Round 20		Speicher played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 420 to 546 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-13, -722.
Round 21		Speicher played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 380 to 281 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-13, -623.
Round 22		Speicher played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 367 to 650 (a spread of -283). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-14, -906. Speicher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Speicher is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Speicher played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 340 to 385 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-15, -951.
Round 24		Speicher played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 394 to 429 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-16, -986.
Round 25		Speicher played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 440 to 344 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-16, -890.
Round 26		Speicher played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 326 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-16, -792.
Round 27		Speicher played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 439 to 295 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-16, -648.
Round 28		Speicher played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 518 to 358 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-16, -488.
Round 29		Speicher played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 381 to 398 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-17, -505.
Round 30		Speicher played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 520 to 296 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-17, -281.
Round 31		Speicher played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) again and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 13-18, -306.

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