NSC 2013: Paul Drake [#94]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Drake, 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 18-13, +499, and is ranked #20 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): Paul Surname(s): Drake Home: Grand Blanc, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 374 Average against: 358
Round 1		Drake played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 449 to 350 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +99.
Round 2		Drake played #82 Norman Weathers (Des Moines, IA) and won 423 to 282 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +240.
Round 3		Drake played #19 Robin Gates (Dallas, TX) and lost 300 to 422 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +118.
Round 4		Drake played #8 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 378 to 372 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +124.
Round 5		Drake played #51 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 363 to 371 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +116.
Round 6		Drake played #27 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and lost 299 to 377 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +38.
Round 7		Drake played #17 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 329 to 286 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +81.
Round 8		Drake played #48 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 413 to 326 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +168.
Round 9		Drake played #18 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 357 to 415 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +110.
Round 10		Drake played #43 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 314 to 375 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +49.
Round 11		Drake played #35 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 334 to 310 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +73.
Round 12		Drake played #45 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 409 to 311 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +171.
Round 13		Drake played #92 Raina Gulbrandson (Unknown city, NE) and won 353 to 350 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +174.
Round 14		Drake played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 273 to 346 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +101.
Round 15		Drake played #42 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and won 408 to 305 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +204.
Round 16		Drake played #26 Joe Becker (Gardner, MA) and won 439 to 429 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +214.
Round 17		Drake played #39 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and lost 347 to 404 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +157.
Round 18		Drake played #31 Grace Harris (Calgary AB) and won 459 to 277 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +339.
Round 19		Drake played #65 Cindy Zimmerman (Unknown city, NE) and lost 304 to 316 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +327.
Round 20		Drake played #57 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 442 to 308 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +461.
Round 21		Drake played #30 Linda Pearn (Winnipeg MB) and lost 344 to 421 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +384.
Round 22		Drake played #3 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 300 to 419 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, +265.
Round 23		Drake played #21 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and won 404 to 280 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +389.
Round 24		Drake played #68 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and won 387 to 373 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +403.
Round 25		Drake played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 431 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +303.
Round 26		Drake played #16 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 405 to 330 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +378.
Round 27		Drake played #32 Jeremiah Ramirez (Tucson, AZ) and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +398.
Round 28		Drake played #23 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 349 to 316 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +431.
Round 29		Drake played #13 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and lost 356 to 372 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +415.
Round 30		Drake played #75 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 473 to 356 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-12, +532.
Round 31		Drake played #25 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) again and lost 444 to 477 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +499.

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