NASC 2016: James Porter [1-59]

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On this page, you will find information about James Porter, who is competing at the 2016 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 12-19, -458, and is ranked #63 in Division 1.

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: 543 Average for: 397 Average against: 412
Round 1		Porter played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 479 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Porter played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 460 to 362 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3		Porter played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 412 to 341 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +47. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Porter played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 360 to 396 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +11.
Round 5		Porter played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 443 to 414 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +40.
Round 6		Porter played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 441 to 481 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +0.
Round 7		Porter played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 383 to 388 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, -5. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Porter played #60 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 440 to 349 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +86.
Round 9		Porter played #48 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 373 to 307 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +152.
Round 10		Porter played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 402 to 430 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +124.
Round 11		Porter played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 462 to 325 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +261.
Round 12		Porter played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 318 to 344 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-6, +235.
Round 13		Porter played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 351 to 370 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-7, +216.
Round 14		Porter played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 381 to 481 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-8, +116.
Round 15		Porter played #29 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 369 to 350 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, +135.
Round 16		Porter played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and lost 418 to 499 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-9, +54.
Round 17		Porter played #46 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 300 to 425 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-10, -71.
Round 18		Porter played #58 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 350 to 389 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-11, -110.
Round 19		Porter played #69 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 357 to 417 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-12, -170.
Round 20		Porter played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 461 to 421 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-12, -130.
Round 21		Porter played #74 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 430 to 449 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-13, -149.
Round 22		Porter played #65 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 406 to 396 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-13, -139.
Round 23		Porter played #37 John Jarowski (Goshen, KY) and lost 414 to 484 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-14, -209.
Round 24		Porter played #72 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and won 543 to 308 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-14, +26.
Round 25		Porter played #63 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 489 to 460 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-14, +55.
Round 26		Porter played #71 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 400 to 461 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-15, -6.
Round 27		Porter played #52 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 332 to 405 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-16, -79.
Round 28		Porter played #47 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 276 to 417 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-17, -220.
Round 29		Porter played #61 Chani Katz (Israel) and lost 368 to 503 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-18, -355.
Round 30		Porter played #64 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 394 to 390 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-18, -351.
Round 31		Porter played #47 John Karris (San Jose, CA) again and lost 422 to 529 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-19, -458. Porter is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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