NSC 2011: Travis Carlson [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Travis Carlson, 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 17-14, +801, and is ranked #23 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): Travis Surname(s): Carlson Home: Tucson, AZ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 586 Average for: 398 Average against: 373
Round 1		Carlson played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 386 to 416 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -30.
Round 2		Carlson played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 436 to 350 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +56.
Round 3		Carlson played #77 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 354 to 382 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +28.
Round 4		Carlson played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 458 to 335 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +151.
Round 5		Carlson played #87 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 304 to 397 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +58.
Round 6		Carlson played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 341 to 349 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-4, +50.
Round 7		Carlson played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 446 to 294 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-4, +202.
Round 8		Carlson played #27 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 332 to 348 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, +186.
Round 9		Carlson played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 407 to 373 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, +220.
Round 10		Carlson played #75 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 435 to 326 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-5, +329.
Round 11		Carlson played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +334. Carlson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Carlson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Carlson played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 586 to 243 (a spread of 343). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +677.
Round 13		Carlson played #50 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 379 to 391 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +665.
Round 14		Carlson played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 419 to 281 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +803.
Round 15		Carlson played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 557 to 335 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +1025.
Round 16		Carlson played #4 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 491 to 358 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +1158.
Round 17		Carlson played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 403 to 361 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +1200.
Round 18		Carlson played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 452 to 356 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +1296.
Round 19		Carlson played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 332 to 349 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +1279.
Round 20		Carlson played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 321 to 485 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +1115.
Round 21		Carlson played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 437 to 351 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +1201.
Round 22		Carlson played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 422 to 399 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +1224. Carlson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Carlson played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 355 to 368 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +1211.
Round 24		Carlson played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 314 to 481 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +1044.
Round 25		Carlson played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 347 to 523 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-11, +868. Carlson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Carlson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Carlson played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 339 to 453 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +754.
Round 27		Carlson played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 407 to 323 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +838.
Round 28		Carlson played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +879.
Round 29		Carlson played #83 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 426 to 333 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +972.
Round 30		Carlson played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 308 to 412 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +868.
Round 31		Carlson played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 359 to 426 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, +801.

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