NSC 2013: Lucille Thornton [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Lucille Thornton, 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 17-14, +171, and is ranked #30 in Division 4.

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): Lucille Surname(s): Thornton Home: Pennsauken, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 347 Average against: 341
Round 1		Thornton played #60 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 290 to 304 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2		Thornton played #81 Carmela Long (Thornhill ON) and won 338 to 306 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +18.
Round 3		Thornton played #8 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 284 to 428 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -126.
Round 4		Thornton played #7 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -91.
Round 5		Thornton played #29 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 271 to 348 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -168.
Round 6		Thornton played #68 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and lost 316 to 363 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, -215.
Round 7		Thornton played #83 Judy Troutman (Unknown city, NE) and won 342 to 288 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -161.
Round 8		Thornton played #33 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 269 to 321 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, -213.
Round 9		Thornton played #4 David Baran (Unknown city, CA) and lost 353 to 374 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -234.
Round 10		Thornton played #66 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 351 to 348 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -231.
Round 11		Thornton played #46 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 300 to 385 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -316.
Round 12		Thornton played #73 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 402 to 306 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, -220.
Round 13		Thornton played #96 Murali Balasubramanyam (Collierville, TN) and won 363 to 278 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, -135.
Round 14		Thornton played #34 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 349 to 396 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, -182.
Round 15		Thornton played #54 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 301 to 332 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-9, -213.
Round 16		Thornton played #63 Donna Leigh (Unknown city, WI) and lost 334 to 423 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-10, -302.
Round 17		Thornton played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 361 to 480 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-11, -421.
Round 18		Thornton played #91 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 432 to 368 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-11, -357.
Round 19		Thornton played #95 Nikki Hoffmann (Evansville, IN) and won 322 to 227 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, -262.
Round 20		Thornton played #88 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and lost 290 to 305 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-12, -277.
Round 21		Thornton played #5 Michael Krafchick (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) and lost 230 to 492 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-13, -539.
Round 22		Thornton played #52 Rana Afeiche (Keller, TX) and won 414 to 253 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, -378.
Round 23		Thornton played #59 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 406 to 352 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-13, -324.
Round 24		Thornton played #87 Leanne Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -371.
Round 25		Thornton played #82 Norman Weathers (Des Moines, IA) and won 344 to 276 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-14, -303.
Round 26		Thornton played #20 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and won 396 to 307 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-14, -214.
Round 27		Thornton played #50 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 360 to 343 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-14, -197.
Round 28		Thornton played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 426 to 287 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, -58.
Round 29		Thornton played #58 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and won 389 to 332 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, -1.
Round 30		Thornton played #35 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 447 to 293 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, +153.
Round 31		Thornton played #7 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) again and won 365 to 347 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-14, +171.

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