NSC 2013: Noah Walton [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Walton, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22-9, +1628, and is ranked #4 in Division 1.

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): Noah Surname(s): Walton Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Math, Scrabble, Singing (esp. Choral) Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 439 Average against: 386
Round 1		Walton played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 488 to 258 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +230. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Walton played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 497 to 321 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +406.
Round 3		Walton played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 348 to 413 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +341.
Round 4		Walton played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 420 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +261.
Round 5		Walton played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 424 to 443 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +242.
Round 6		Walton played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 527 to 323 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +446.
Round 7		Walton played #121 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 444 to 413 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +477.
Round 8		Walton played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 449 to 379 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +547. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Walton played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 536 to 378 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +705.
Round 10		Walton played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +815. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Walton played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 507 to 417 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +905.
Round 12		Walton played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 414 to 351 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +968. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Walton played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 459 to 442 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +985. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 353 to 427 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +911.
Round 15		Walton played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 473 to 346 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +1038.
Round 16		Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 369 to 457 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +950.
Round 17		Walton played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +957. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Walton played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 467 to 323 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +1101. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Walton played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and won 486 to 347 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +1240.
Round 20		Walton played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 361 to 447 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +1154. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Walton played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 410 to 406 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1158. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Walton played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 545 to 340 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +1363. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and won 471 to 331 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +1503. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 24		Walton played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and won 486 to 407 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-6, +1582. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Walton played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 443 to 424 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-6, +1601. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Walton played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) again and won 492 to 343 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-6, +1750. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 290 to 443 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-7, +1597. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and lost 422 to 488 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-8, +1531. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Walton played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 412 to 369 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 21-8, +1574. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Walton played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) for the third time and lost 331 to 419 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 21-9, +1486. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31		Walton played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) again and won 507 to 365 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 22-9, +1628.
After the Tournament		Walton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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