NASC 2016: Joe South [2-35]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe South, 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 23-8, +1164, and is ranked #3 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): Joe Surname(s): South Home: Piqua, OH, United States Awards: 7th place - NSC 2009 D3 Hobbies: Frisbee, softball

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 413 Average against: 375
Round 1		South played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 394 to 304 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +90.
Round 2		South played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 383 to 322 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +151.
Round 3		South played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 455 to 388 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-0, +218.
Round 4		South played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 359 to 314 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +263.
Round 5		South played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 408 to 362 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +309.
Round 6		South played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 286 to 350 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +245.
Round 7		South played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 405 to 474 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +176.
Round 8		South played #54 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 396 to 373 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +199.
Round 9		South played #90 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 359 to 390 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +168.
Round 10		South played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 415 to 355 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +228.
Round 11		South played #50 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 417 to 412 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +233.
Round 12		South played #26 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 350 to 482 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-4, +101.
Round 13		South played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 425 to 398 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +128.
Round 14		South played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 396 to 438 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +86.
Round 15		South played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 326 to 300 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +112.
Round 16		South played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +187.
Round 17		South played #41 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 464 to 271 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +380.
Round 18		South played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 448 to 336 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +492.
Round 19		South played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 422 to 395 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +519.
Round 20		South played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 441 to 359 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +601.
Round 21		South played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 556 to 375 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +782. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		South played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 454 to 338 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +898. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		South played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 527 to 334 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-5, +1091.
Round 24		South played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 488 to 312 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-5, +1267.
Round 25		South played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and lost 448 to 462 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1253.
Round 26		South played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 427 to 370 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +1310.
Round 27		South played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 403 to 375 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-6, +1338. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		South played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) again and lost 295 to 460 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-7, +1173. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		South played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-7, +1196. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		South played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) for the third time and lost 384 to 423 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 22-8, +1157. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		South played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) for the third time and won 444 to 437 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 23-8, +1164. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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