NSC 2008: Randy Greenspan [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Randy Greenspan, who is competing at the 2008 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 12-16, +200, and is ranked #78 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

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Given name(s): Randy
Surname(s): Greenspan
Home: Buffalo, NY, United States
Awards: 2003-08 Bird-in-Hand, PA; 2004-03 Pigeon Forge, TN; 2004-07 Albany, NY
Hobbies: crosswords,retrotainment,pingpong
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 102/149, 12-15 +274
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 102/149, 12-15 +274
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 74/176, 14-13 +284
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 33/176, 16-11 +290
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 48/134, 14.5-12.5 +160
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 12/108, 17-10 +478
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 7/126, 20-11 +570
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 40/98, 16-15 +317
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 110/132, 13-18 -440
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 101/172, 14-16 +372
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 53/87, 13-15 +214
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 54/76, 13-15 -478
WSC 1993 Rank: 17

Round by Round
High score: 646 Average for: 403 Average against: 396
Round 1		Greenspan played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 276 to 485 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -209.
Round 2		Greenspan played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 421 to 324 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -112.
Round 3		Greenspan played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 369 to 466 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -209.
Round 4		Greenspan played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 366 to 382 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -225.
Round 5		Greenspan played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 513 to 330 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -42.
Round 6		Greenspan played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 419 to 384 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, -7.
Round 7		Greenspan played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 409 to 410 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -8.
Round 8		Greenspan played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 436 to 427 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +1.
Round 9		Greenspan played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 296 to 374 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, -77.
Round 10		Greenspan played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 646 to 332 (a spread of 314). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, +237.
Round 11		Greenspan played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 339 to 437 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +139.
Round 12		Greenspan played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 448 to 463 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, +124.
Round 13		Greenspan played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, +121.
Round 14		Greenspan played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 318 to 464 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-9, -25. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Greenspan played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 337 to 354 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-10, -42.
Round 16		Greenspan played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 481 to 339 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, +100.
Round 17		Greenspan played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 429 to 325 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-10, +204. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Greenspan played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 418 to 400 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-10, +222.
Round 19		Greenspan played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 424 to 411 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-10, +235.
Round 20		Greenspan played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 316 to 415 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-11, +136.
Round 21		Greenspan played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, +158.
Round 22		Greenspan played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 337 to 483 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-12, +12.
Round 23		Greenspan played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 403 to 419 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, -4.
Round 24		Greenspan played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 352 to 453 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-14, -105.
Round 25		Greenspan played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 370 to 448 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-15, -183.
Round 26		Greenspan played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 609 to 256 (a spread of 353). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-15, +170. Greenspan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Greenspan played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 320 to 366 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-16, +124.
Round 28		Greenspan played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 456 to 380 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-16, +200.

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