NASC 2015: James Porter [2-31]

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On this page, you will find information about James Porter, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, +827, and is ranked #2 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: 577 Average for: 407 Average against: 381
Round 1		Porter played #61 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 577 to 290 (a spread of 287). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +287. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Porter played #84 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 339 to 395 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +231. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Porter played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 346 to 336 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +241. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Porter played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 317 to 358 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +200.
Round 5		Porter played #44 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 465 to 518 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-3, +147. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Porter played #73 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 379 to 364 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +162.
Round 7		Porter played #68 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 475 to 400 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +237. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Porter played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +250. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Porter played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 385 to 406 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +229. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Porter played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 417 to 392 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +254. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Porter played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 376 to 352 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +278. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Porter played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 353 to 379 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +252. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Porter played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 384 to 424 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +212.
Round 14		Porter played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 522 to 379 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +355.
Round 15		Porter played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 399 to 425 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, +329.
Round 16		Porter played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 315 to 384 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +260.
Round 17		Porter played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 518 to 355 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +423.
Round 18		Porter played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 389 to 484 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-9, +328.
Round 19		Porter played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 436 to 362 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +402.
Round 20		Porter played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 468 to 372 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +498. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Porter played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 416 to 340 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +574.
Round 22		Porter played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 471 to 436 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +609.
Round 23		Porter played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 318 to 426 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +501.
Round 24		Porter played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 301 to 405 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +397.
Round 25		Porter played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 402 to 355 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +444.
Round 26		Porter played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 422 to 340 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +526.
Round 27		Porter played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and won 391 to 345 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +572.
Round 28		Porter played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 382 to 374 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-11, +580.
Round 29		Porter played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 465 to 412 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-11, +633.
Round 30		Porter played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) again and won 400 to 319 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-11, +714.
Round 31		Porter played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 436 to 323 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-11, +827.

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