October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Robert Kerr [#7]

On this page, you will find information about Robert Kerr, 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, +728, and is ranked #5 in Division 2.

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): Robert Surname(s): Kerr Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 555 Average for: 425 Average against: 376
Round 1		Kerr played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 425 to 253 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +172.
Round 2		Kerr played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 469 to 301 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +340.
Round 3		Kerr played #12 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 491 to 293 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +538.
Round 4		Kerr played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +502. Kerr is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Kerr played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 531 to 342 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +691.
Round 6		Kerr played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 366 to 437 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-2, +620.
Round 7		Kerr played #10 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +606.
Round 8		Kerr played #1 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 346 to 383 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-4, +569.
Round 9		Kerr played #3 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 414 to 374 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +609.
Round 10		Kerr played #5 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 331 to 403 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-5, +537.
Round 11		Kerr played #28 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 404 to 361 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-5, +580.
Round 12		Kerr played #6 Peter Barkman (Croton, NY) and lost 389 to 553 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-6, +416.
Round 13		Kerr played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 400 to 357 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-6, +459.
Round 14		Kerr played #19 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and won 555 to 338 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-6, +676.
Round 15		Kerr played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and won 468 to 416 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-6, +728.

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