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Jason Katz-Brown [#50] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Katz-Brown currently has a record of 11-13, +663, and is ranked #60.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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

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Given name(s): Jason
Surname(s): Katz-Brown
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Age: 18
Awards: (18th) 2004 (6th) 2005 NSC
Hobbies: Crossword game programming, table tennis
Occupation: Second-year undergrad at MIT
WSC 2005 Team: United States

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 567
Average for: 424
Average against: 396

Registration  

Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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England

Katz-Brown played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 1-0, +61.

Round 2

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Thailand

Katz-Brown played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 385 to 525 (a spread of -140) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 1-1, -79.

Round 3

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United States

Katz-Brown played #43 Randy Hersom (USA) and lost 404 to 425 (a spread of -21) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 1-2, -100.

Round 4

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England

Katz-Brown played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 493 to 352 (a spread of 141) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 2-2, +41.

Round 5

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India

Katz-Brown played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and lost 304 to 355 (a spread of -51) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 2-3, -10.

Round 6

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United States

Katz-Brown played #60 Jerry Lerman (USA) and lost 376 to 453 (a spread of -77) .

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 2-4, -87.

Round 7

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Kenya

Katz-Brown played #17 Matayo Bwire (KEN) and won 423 to 359 (a spread of 64) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-4, -23.

Round 8

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Israel

Katz-Brown played #25 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 313 to 453 (a spread of -140) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 3-5, -163.

Round 9

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United States

Katz-Brown played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 350 to 458 (a spread of -108) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 3-6, -271.

Round 10

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New Zealand

Katz-Brown played #93 Rogelio Talosig (NZL) and lost 367 to 444 (a spread of -77) .

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 3-7, -348.

Round 11

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France

Katz-Brown played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 547 to 250 (a spread of 297) .

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-7, -51.

Round 12

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Canada

Katz-Brown played #42 Albert Hahn (CAN) and won 422 to 395 (a spread of 27) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 5-7, -24.

Round 13

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Kuwait

Katz-Brown played #94 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 554 to 252 (a spread of 302) .

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 6-7, +278.

Round 14

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Trinidad and Tobago

Katz-Brown played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 372 to 489 (a spread of -117) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 6-8, +161.

Round 15

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Cameroon

Katz-Brown played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and won 419 to 382 (a spread of 37) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 7-8, +198.

Round 16

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India

Katz-Brown played #83 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 408 to 459 (a spread of -51) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 7-9, +147.

Round 17

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United States

Katz-Brown played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 295 to 388 (a spread of -93) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 7-10, +54.

Round 18

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Sri Lanka

Katz-Brown played #5 Samitha Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 567 to 317 (a spread of 250) .

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 8-10, +304.

Round 19

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Uganda

Katz-Brown played #69 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 559 to 333 (a spread of 226) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-10, +530.

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Round 20

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England

Katz-Brown played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 441 to 493 (a spread of -52) .

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 9-11, +478.

Round 21

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Singapore

Katz-Brown played #57 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 326 to 367 (a spread of -41) .

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 9-12, +437.

Round 22

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United States

Katz-Brown played #52 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 386 to 472 (a spread of -86) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 9-13, +351.

Round 23

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Pakistan

Katz-Brown played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 541 to 378 (a spread of 163) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10-13, +514.

Round 24

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Thailand

Katz-Brown played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 509 to 360 (a spread of 149) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 11-13, +663.