NSC 2014: Daniel Milton [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Milton, 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 15-16, -134, and is ranked #47 in Division 5.

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): Daniel Surname(s): Milton Home: Vienna, VA, United States Hobbies: amateur lexicographer

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 396 Average against: 402
Round 1		Milton played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 217 to 537 (a spread of -320). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -320.
Round 2		Milton played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 364 to 477 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-2, -433.
Round 3		Milton played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 431 to 427 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -429.
Round 4		Milton played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 311 to 378 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-3, -496.
Round 5		Milton played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 416 to 329 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -409.
Round 6		Milton played #32 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and lost 426 to 428 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-4, -411.
Round 7		Milton played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 457 to 332 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-4, -286.
Round 8		Milton played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 395 to 356 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, -247.
Round 9		Milton played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 388 to 424 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-5, -283.
Round 10		Milton played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 419 to 500 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-6, -364.
Round 11		Milton played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 348 to 438 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-7, -454.
Round 12		Milton played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 468 to 319 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-7, -305.
Round 13		Milton played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 366 to 437 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-8, -376.
Round 14		Milton played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 483 to 326 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, -219.
Round 15		Milton played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 433 to 393 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-8, -179. Milton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Milton played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 441 to 383 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-8, -121.
Round 17		Milton played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 410 to 355 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, -66.
Round 18		Milton played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and lost 331 to 426 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-9, -161.
Round 19		Milton played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-10, -220.
Round 20		Milton played #42 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 415 to 439 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-11, -244.
Round 21		Milton played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 417 to 505 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-12, -332.
Round 22		Milton recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-12, -282.
Round 23		Milton played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 437 to 318 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-12, -163.
Round 24		Milton played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 427 to 328 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, -64.
Round 25		Milton played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 482 to 369 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +49.
Round 26		Milton played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-13, -6.
Round 27		Milton played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 416 to 358 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, +52.
Round 28		Milton played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 370 to 403 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-14, +19.
Round 29		Milton played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 357 to 462 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, -86.
Round 30		Milton played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 432 to 250 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-15, +96.
Round 31		Milton played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) again and lost 311 to 541 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-16, -134.

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