NSC 2013: Trip Payne [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Trip Payne, 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 19-12, +1085, and is ranked #11 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): Trip Surname(s): Payne Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Awards: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion (93, 98, 04); first 32K winner on WWTBAM; featured in the movie Wordplay. Hobbies: Puzzles, pinball

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 412 Average against: 377
Round 1		Payne played #88 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2		Payne played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 423 to 328 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +117.
Round 3		Payne played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 433 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +57.
Round 4		Payne played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 305 to 394 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -32.
Round 5		Payne played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 435 to 314 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +89.
Round 6		Payne played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 373 to 422 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +40.
Round 7		Payne played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 435 to 447 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, +28.
Round 8		Payne played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 402 to 336 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +94. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Payne played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 499 to 280 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +313.
Round 10		Payne played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 461 to 342 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +432.
Round 11		Payne played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 421 to 336 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +517. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Payne played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 484 to 294 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +707.
Round 13		Payne played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and won 452 to 360 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +799.
Round 14		Payne played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 434 to 257 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +976.
Round 15		Payne played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 363 to 381 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +958.
Round 16		Payne played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 276 to 511 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +723. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Payne played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 316 to 504 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +535. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Payne played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 332 to 518 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +349.
Round 19		Payne played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 442 to 334 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +457.
Round 20		Payne played #11 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 431 to 412 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +476.
Round 21		Payne played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 450 to 393 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +533. Payne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Payne played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 403 to 362 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +574.
Round 23		Payne played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 315 to 374 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +515.
Round 24		Payne played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 434 to 301 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +648.
Round 25		Payne played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 442 to 318 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +772.
Round 26		Payne played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 409 to 397 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +784. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Payne played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 567 to 299 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1052.
Round 28		Payne played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 549 to 323 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +1278. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Payne played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 369 to 412 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-10, +1235. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Payne played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 393 to 443 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +1185. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Payne played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) again and lost 383 to 483 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +1085. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Payne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

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