October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Janice Kaye [#39]

On this page, you will find information about Janice Kaye, 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 8.5-6.5, +447, and is ranked #14 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): Janice Surname(s): Kaye Home: Saint Paul, MN, United States Occupation: attorney NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 34/131, 16-12 +291 USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 18/114, 17-11 +588

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 377 Average against: 347
Round 1		Kaye played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 340 to 355 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		Kaye played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 311 to 423 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -127. Kaye is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kaye played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 347 to 322 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -102.
Round 4		Kaye played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 484 to 348 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +34. Kaye is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kaye played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 374 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, -1.
Round 6		Kaye played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and lost 367 to 395 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-4, -29.
Round 7		Kaye played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and won 361 to 319 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, +13.
Round 8		Kaye played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 372 to 272 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-4, +113.
Round 9		Kaye played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 376 to 390 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, +99.
Round 10		Kaye played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 424 to 323 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-5, +200.
Round 11		Kaye played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and tied at 363. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +200. Kaye is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Kaye played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and won 349 to 311 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +238.
Round 13		Kaye played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and won 466 to 327 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +377.
Round 14		Kaye played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 332 to 402 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +307.
Round 15		Kaye played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 421 to 281 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +447.

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