NSC 2014: Lucille Thornton [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Lucille Thornton, 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 16.5-14.5, +329, and is ranked #25 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: 488 Average for: 364 Average against: 353
Round 1		Thornton played #23 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 401 to 265 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +136.
Round 2		Thornton played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 488 to 244 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +380.
Round 3		Thornton played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 411 to 301 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +490.
Round 4		Thornton played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 405 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +426.
Round 5		Thornton played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and won 469 to 290 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +605.
Round 6		Thornton played #1 Roderick McDonald (Long Sault ON) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +627.
Round 7		Thornton played #20 Randy Morrison (Richmond, VA) and lost 353 to 392 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +588.
Round 8		Thornton played #18 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 390 to 344 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +634.
Round 9		Thornton played #12 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 362 to 304 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +692.
Round 10		Thornton played #9 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 304 to 529 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +467. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Thornton played #39 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 326 to 298 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +495.
Round 12		Thornton played #11 Pat Parsons (Vancouver BC) and won 341 to 310 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +526.
Round 13		Thornton played #45 Dan Lichtblau (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 338 to 430 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +434. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Thornton played #7 Timothy Schwab (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 337 to 363 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +408.
Round 15		Thornton played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and won 383 to 254 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +537.
Round 16		Thornton played #25 Martyna Domurad (Brampton ON) and won 349 to 297 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +589.
Round 17		Thornton played #16 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 320 to 351 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +558.
Round 18		Thornton played #11 Pat Parsons (Vancouver BC) again and lost 355 to 404 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +509.
Round 19		Thornton played #2 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +584.
Round 20		Thornton played #39 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) again and tied at 367. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +584.
Round 21		Thornton played #45 Dan Lichtblau (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 327 to 338 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +573.
Round 22		Thornton played #17 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 307 to 448 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +432.
Round 23		Thornton played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 322 to 369 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +385.
Round 24		Thornton played #28 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 363 to 361 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +387.
Round 25		Thornton played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and won 350 to 316 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +421.
Round 26		Thornton played #8 Josh Kattsir (Toronto ON) and won 342 to 320 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +443.
Round 27		Thornton played #44 Beverly Roberts (Washington, DC) and lost 335 to 386 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +392.
Round 28		Thornton played #27 Marcos Stocco (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 406 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +341.
Round 29		Thornton played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and lost 356 to 377 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +320.
Round 30		Thornton played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and won 383 to 353 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +350.
Round 31		Thornton played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) again and lost 373 to 394 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +329.

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