NASC 2015: Walker Willingham [CSW-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Walker Willingham, 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 15-16, +58, and is ranked #30 in Division CSW.

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): Walker Surname(s): Willingham Home: Bainbridge Island, WA, United States Awards: 2003 US WSCQT Hobbies: Maps, Liberal Theology, Peace and Justice Issues, the Environment, Baseball, Astronomy, Science

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 407 Average against: 405
Round 1		Willingham played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Willingham played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 447 to 390 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Willingham played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 458 to 303 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +188.
Round 4		Willingham played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 382 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +223.
Round 5		Willingham played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 444 to 443 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +224. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Willingham played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 345 to 500 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +69.
Round 7		Willingham played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 405 to 526 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, -52.
Round 8		Willingham played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 442 to 464 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-4, -74.
Round 9		Willingham played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 366 to 377 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -85. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Willingham played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 385 to 497 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -197.
Round 11		Willingham played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 440 to 426 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-6, -183.
Round 12		Willingham played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 384 to 360 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, -159.
Round 13		Willingham played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 370 to 357 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, -146. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Willingham played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 316 to 441 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, -271. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Willingham played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 347 to 487 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-8, -411.
Round 16		Willingham played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 368 to 434 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-9, -477.
Round 17		Willingham played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 364 to 389 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-10, -502.
Round 18		Willingham played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 593 to 277 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-10, -186. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Willingham played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 458 to 325 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-10, -53. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Willingham played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 360 to 600 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-11, -293. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Willingham played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 487 to 260 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-11, -66. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Willingham played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 363 to 316 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, -19.
Round 23		Willingham played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and lost 394 to 436 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-12, -61. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Willingham played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 460 to 376 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-12, +23.
Round 25		Willingham played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 365 to 456 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-13, -68. Willingham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Willingham played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 433 to 406 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, -41.
Round 27		Willingham played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and lost 377 to 387 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-14, -51.
Round 28		Willingham played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 456 to 295 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-14, +110.
Round 29		Willingham played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 374 to 442 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-15, +42.
Round 30		Willingham played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 454 to 325 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-15, +171.
Round 31		Willingham played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) again and lost 353 to 466 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-16, +58.

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