On this page, you will find information about
Tod Taylor, 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 14-7, +372, and is ranked
#60 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 512 Average for: 405 Average against: 388 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Harriette Lakernick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lakernick_harriette.jpeg)
| Taylor played #39 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 370 to 363 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +7. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Carlene Wallis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wallis_carlene.jpeg)
| Taylor played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 323 to 409 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -79. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Charlene White]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/white_charlene.jpg)
| Taylor played #87 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 468 to 312 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +77. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Chris Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_chris.jpg)
| Taylor played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 405 to 385 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +97. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Charlie Southwell]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/southwell_charles.jpeg)
| Taylor played #28 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 404 to 473 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +28. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Curtis Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_curtis.jpg)
| Taylor played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 427 to 367 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +88. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| Taylor played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 381 to 453 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +16. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Kevin Bowerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bowerman_kevin.jpg)
| Taylor played #12 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 385 to 389 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, +12. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg)
| Taylor played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 406 to 385 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +33. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
| Taylor played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 409 to 351 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +91. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Ruchi Gupta]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gupta_ruchi.jpg)
| Taylor played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 382 to 335 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +138. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of John Karris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/karris_john.jpg)
| Taylor played #2 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 422 to 414 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +146. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Matthew Ridout]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ridout_matthew.jpg)
| Taylor played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 411 to 377 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +180. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Taylor played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 416 to 407 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +189. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Mark Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_mark_AA000112.jpg)
| Taylor played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 406 to 357 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +238. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Taylor played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 283 to 407 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +114. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Kevin Fraley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fraley_kevin_2.jpg)
| Taylor played #4 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 419 to 429 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +104. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Chris Williams]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/williams_chris_2.jpg)
| Taylor played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 512 to 353 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +263. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Guy Ingram]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ingram_guy.jpg)
| Taylor played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 497 to 385 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +375. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Taylor played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 408 to 360 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +423. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| Taylor played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 379 to 430 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 22 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 23 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +372. |
Round 25 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-7, +372. |
Round 26 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 28 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 30 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 31 | | Taylor recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-7, +372. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |