On this page, you will find information about
Barry Grossman, who is competing
at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 12-12, -659, and is ranked
#60.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 483 Average for: 388 Average against: 415 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Ben Withers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withers_ben_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #105 Ben Withers (USA) and lost 272 to 552 (a spread of -280). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-1, -280. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Grossman played #56 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 359 to 420 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-2, -341. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of David Eldar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eldar_david_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Grossman played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 400 to 462 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-3, -403. |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Grossman played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -343. |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Grossman played #84 Jared Robinson (Eng) and lost 351 to 388 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-4, -380. |
Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Grossman played #97 Donna Stanton (Eng) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -369. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Anlaug Frydenlund]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frydenlund_anlaug.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/nor.gif) Norway | Grossman played #34 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 372 to 318 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, -315. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Neil Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_neil.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Grossman played #89 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 334 to 410 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, -391. |
Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/zaf.gif) South Africa | Grossman played #107 Ze Tristan (ZAF) and lost 317 to 498 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-6, -572. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #54 Robert Linn (USA) and won 420 to 346 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-6, -498. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Grossman played #24 Chris Cummins (Sco) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -480. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Leslie Charles]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/charles_leslie.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/tto.gif) Trinidad and Tobago | Grossman played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 395 to 403 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -488. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of John Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_john.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Grossman played #11 John Barker (AUS) and won 483 to 381 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -386. |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Grossman played #71 Matthew Pinner (Eng) and won 469 to 330 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, -247. |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Piotr Andronowski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/andronowski_piotr_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Grossman played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and won 443 to 361 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-7, -165. |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Jim Kramer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kramer_jim.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #53 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 358 to 514 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, -321. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Tim Adamson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #2 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 442 to 391 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -270. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #35 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 287 to 463 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-9, -446. |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Irfan Siddiqui]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/siddiqui_mohammed.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/bhr.gif) Bahrain | Grossman played #91 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 468 to 391 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, -369. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Grossman played #79 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 352 to 480 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, -497. |
Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Grossman played #74 Diane Pratesi (Eng) and lost 319 to 489 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, -667. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Rodney Romany]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/romany_rodney.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/tto.gif) Trinidad and Tobago | Grossman played #85 Rodney Romany (TTO) and lost 355 to 538 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-12, -850. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Jin Chor Tan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tan_jin_chor.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/mys.gif) Malaysia | Grossman played #108 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and won 423 to 346 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-12, -773. |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| ![[flag]](http://www.wscgames.com/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Grossman played #73 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 457 to 343 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, -659. |