NSC 2011: Gene Tyszka [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Gene Tyszka, 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, +619, and is ranked #18 in Division 4.

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): Gene Surname(s): Tyszka Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Ridding the world of celery one stalk at a time Occupation: Manufacturer of SCRABBLE related products

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 362 Average against: 343
Round 1		Tyszka played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 406 to 408 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -2. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Tyszka played #43 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 373 to 281 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +90. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Tyszka played #25 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +196.
Round 4		Tyszka played #20 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 420 to 230 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +386.
Round 5		Tyszka played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 389 to 356 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +419.
Round 6		Tyszka played #10 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 468 to 304 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +583. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 7		Tyszka played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 388 to 402 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +569.
Round 8		Tyszka played #37 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 356 to 315 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +610.
Round 9		Tyszka played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +595.
Round 10		Tyszka played #33 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 280 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +740.
Round 11		Tyszka played #23 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 304 to 433 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +611.
Round 12		Tyszka played #2 Joe Gatz (Yukon, OK) and won 391 to 306 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +696.
Round 13		Tyszka played #9 Joey Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and won 416 to 296 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +816.
Round 14		Tyszka played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 392 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +745.
Round 15		Tyszka played #29 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 324 to 459 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +610. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Tyszka played #6 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +582.
Round 17		Tyszka played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) again and lost 306 to 359 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +529.
Round 18		Tyszka played #36 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 374 to 292 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +611.
Round 19		Tyszka played #13 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 328 to 342 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +597.
Round 20		Tyszka played #15 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 434 to 374 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +657.
Round 21		Tyszka played #14 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 329 to 363 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +623.
Round 22		Tyszka played #34 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +661.
Round 23		Tyszka played #49 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 357 to 330 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +688.
Round 24		Tyszka played #28 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 323 to 321 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +690.
Round 25		Tyszka played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) and lost 350 to 423 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +617.
Round 26		Tyszka played #47 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 326 to 340 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +603.
Round 27		Tyszka played #4 Kenneth Kasney (Hot Springs, AR) and won 332 to 297 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +638.
Round 28		Tyszka played #16 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 323 to 379 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +582.
Round 29		Tyszka played #35 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 281 to 285 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-14, +578.
Round 30		Tyszka played #39 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 322 to 282 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +618.
Round 31		Tyszka played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) again and won 340 to 339 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +619.

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