NSC 2014: James Porter [#65]

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On this page, you will find information about James Porter, 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 16-15, +740, and is ranked #50 in Division 2.

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): James Surname(s): Porter Home: Cleveland Heights, OH, United States Hobbies: Fitness, glasswork, theatre

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 401 Average against: 377
Round 1		Porter played #89 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 391 to 413 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2		Porter played #136 Christopher Ahlers (Williamsville, NY) and won 429 to 379 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Porter played #17 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 308 to 376 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, -40.
Round 4		Porter played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 328 to 417 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-3, -129.
Round 5		Porter played #131 Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) and won 451 to 287 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, +35.
Round 6		Porter played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -38.
Round 7		Porter played #98 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 432 to 266 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, +128.
Round 8		Porter played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 367 to 447 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, +48.
Round 9		Porter played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 371 to 429 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-6, -10.
Round 10		Porter played #113 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 403 to 391 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-6, +2.
Round 11		Porter played #133 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 460 to 320 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, +142.
Round 12		Porter played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 460 to 421 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, +181.
Round 13		Porter played #88 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 433 to 394 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +220.
Round 14		Porter played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 443 to 355 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +308.
Round 15		Porter played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 414 to 343 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +379.
Round 16		Porter played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 330 to 363 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +346.
Round 17		Porter played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 428 to 386 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +388.
Round 18		Porter played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 321 to 414 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +295.
Round 19		Porter played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 337 to 357 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +275.
Round 20		Porter played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 282 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +470.
Round 21		Porter played #119 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 498 to 353 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +615.
Round 22		Porter played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 416 to 386 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +645.
Round 23		Porter played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 351 to 467 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +529.
Round 24		Porter played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 308 to 379 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +458.
Round 25		Porter played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and lost 358 to 421 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, +395.
Round 26		Porter played #99 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 476 to 355 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +516.
Round 27		Porter played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 387 to 400 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-13, +503.
Round 28		Porter played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 423 to 317 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, +609.
Round 29		Porter played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 479 to 290 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +798.
Round 30		Porter played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 452 to 495 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-14, +755.
Round 31		Porter played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) again and lost 368 to 383 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-15, +740.

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