NSC 2013: Wayne Clifford [#116]

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On this page, you will find information about Wayne Clifford, 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 13-18, -400, and is ranked #103 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): Wayne Surname(s): Clifford Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB Hobbies: golf

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 381 Average against: 394
Round 1		Clifford played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 374 to 590 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-1, -216.
Round 2		Clifford played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 461 to 344 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -99.
Round 3		Clifford played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 462 to 382 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, -19.
Round 4		Clifford played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 421 to 326 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +76.
Round 5		Clifford played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 491 to 289 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +278.
Round 6		Clifford played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 401 to 429 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +250.
Round 7		Clifford played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 332 to 474 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +108.
Round 8		Clifford played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 375 to 391 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, +92.
Round 9		Clifford played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 344 to 483 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -47.
Round 10		Clifford played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 390 to 494 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -151.
Round 11		Clifford played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 339 to 464 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-7, -276.
Round 12		Clifford played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 335 to 464 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-8, -405.
Round 13		Clifford played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 385 to 298 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-8, -318.
Round 14		Clifford played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and won 411 to 276 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -183.
Round 15		Clifford played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 282 to 374 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-9, -275.
Round 16		Clifford played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 343 to 422 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-10, -354.
Round 17		Clifford played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 417 to 382 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -319.
Round 18		Clifford played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 353 to 318 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, -284.
Round 19		Clifford played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 374 to 336 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-10, -246.
Round 20		Clifford played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 373 to 307 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-10, -180.
Round 21		Clifford played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 362 to 388 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, -206.
Round 22		Clifford played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 383 to 420 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-12, -243. Clifford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Clifford played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 435 to 335 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-12, -143.
Round 24		Clifford played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 325 to 482 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-13, -300. Clifford is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Clifford played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 339 to 375 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, -336.
Round 26		Clifford played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 444 to 404 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-14, -296.
Round 27		Clifford played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 318 to 404 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-15, -382.
Round 28		Clifford played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 344 to 442 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-16, -480.
Round 29		Clifford played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 315 to 427 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-17, -592.
Round 30		Clifford played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 323 to 431 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12-18, -700.
Round 31		Clifford played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 572 to 272 (a spread of 300). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 13-18, -400.

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