NSC 2014: Noah Walton [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Walton, who is competing at the 2014 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 20-11, +417, and is ranked #8 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: 511 Average for: 412 Average against: 398
Before the Tournament		Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Walton played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 321 to 489 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -168.
Round 2		Walton played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 440 to 349 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -77.
Round 3		Walton played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 379 to 314 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, -12. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Walton played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 458 to 376 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +70.
Round 5		Walton played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 427 to 416 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +81.
Round 6		Walton played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 408 to 379 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +110.
Round 7		Walton played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 393 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +128.
Round 8		Walton played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 401 to 426 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +103. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Walton played #12 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 447 to 441 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +109. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Walton played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 392 to 387 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +114.
Round 11		Walton played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 408 to 332 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +190. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Walton played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 429 to 493 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +126. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Walton played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 378 to 385 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +119.
Round 14		Walton played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 433 to 401 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +151.
Round 15		Walton played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 366 to 426 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +91.
Round 16		Walton played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 355 to 356 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +90.
Round 17		Walton played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 312 to 302 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +100.
Round 18		Walton played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 362 to 473 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, -11.
Round 19		Walton played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 436 to 370 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +55.
Round 20		Walton played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 511 to 332 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +234.
Round 21		Walton played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 399 to 349 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +284.
Round 22		Walton played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 352 to 434 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +202. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Walton played #12 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) again and won 496 to 385 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +313. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Walton played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 449 to 395 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +367.
Round 25		Walton played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and won 496 to 396 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +467.
Round 26		Walton played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 440 to 328 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +579. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Walton played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 462 to 429 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +612. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Walton played #25 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 502 to 352 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-8, +762.
Round 29		Walton played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 355 to 456 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +661. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Walton played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) again and lost 388 to 472 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +577. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Walton played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) for the third time and lost 353 to 513 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +417.
After the Tournament		Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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