October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Matt Gross [#17]

On this page, you will find information about Matt Gross, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-6, +75, and is ranked #11 in Division 3.

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): Matt Surname(s): Gross Home: College Park, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 431 Average for: 369 Average against: 364
Round 1		Gross played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2		Gross played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 360 to 452 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -134.
Round 3		Gross played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 330 to 310 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -114.
Round 4		Gross played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 394 to 375 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, -95.
Round 5		Gross played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 327 to 415 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-3, -183.
Round 6		Gross played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 431 to 348 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -100.
Round 7		Gross played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 319 to 361 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -142.
Round 8		Gross played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 323 to 398 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-5, -217.
Round 9		Gross played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 427 to 364 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -154.
Round 10		Gross played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 382 to 283 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -55.
Round 11		Gross played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 403 to 292 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, +56.
Round 12		Gross played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 398 to 345 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +109.
Round 13		Gross played #27 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 402 to 399 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +112.
Round 14		Gross played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 295 to 384 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +23.
Round 15		Gross played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 396 to 344 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +75.

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