Jason Katz-Brown [#50] at WSC 2005

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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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20	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	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	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	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	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.

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