NSC 2008: Kevin Sears [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin Sears, 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 14-14, +228, and is ranked #54 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): Kevin Surname(s): Sears Home: Louisville, KY, United States Occupation: Student USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 73/114, 13-15 -15

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 377 Average against: 369
Round 1		Sears played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 365 to 307 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +58.
Round 2		Sears played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 405 to 372 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +91.
Round 3		Sears played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 270 to 366 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, -5.
Round 4		Sears played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 325 to 419 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -99.
Round 5		Sears played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 443 to 261 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +83.
Round 6		Sears played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 353 to 357 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +79.
Round 7		Sears played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +113.
Round 8		Sears played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 375 to 371 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +117.
Round 9		Sears played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and lost 373 to 378 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +112.
Round 10		Sears played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 348 to 299 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +161.
Round 11		Sears played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +200.
Round 12		Sears played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 337 to 422 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +115.
Round 13		Sears played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 424 to 371 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +168.
Round 14		Sears played #72 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 382 to 410 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +140.
Round 15		Sears played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 462 to 322 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +280.
Round 16		Sears played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 365 to 381 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, +264.
Round 17		Sears played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 363 to 313 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +314.
Round 18		Sears played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 336 to 422 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +228.
Round 19		Sears played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and lost 357 to 507 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, +78.
Round 20		Sears played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 362 to 383 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, +57.
Round 21		Sears played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 369 to 378 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, +48.
Round 22		Sears played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 403 to 384 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, +67.
Round 23		Sears played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 419 to 365 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +121.
Round 24		Sears played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and lost 388 to 409 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, +100.
Round 25		Sears played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and won 438 to 313 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, +225.
Round 26		Sears played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 334 to 342 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-13, +217.
Round 27		Sears played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 400 to 451 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-14, +166.
Round 28		Sears played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) again and won 397 to 335 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-14, +228.

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