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NASC 2016: Paul Thornton [2-82]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Thornton, 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 15-16, -319, and is ranked #69 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

[photo of Paul Thornton]

Given name(s): Paul
Surname(s): Thornton
Home: Spring, TX, United States
Hobbies: tennis, golf, hiking, biking
Occupation: retired math teacher
Round by Round

High score: 484
Average for: 372
Average against: 383

Round 1

[photo of Heather McCall]

Thornton played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 351 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 1-0, +29.

Round 2

[photo of Mike Stafford]

Thornton played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 363 to 545 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 1-1, -153.

Round 3

[photo of Ted Gest]

Thornton played #108 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 357 to 349 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 2-1, -145.

Round 4

[photo of Flora Taylor]

Thornton played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 443 to 425 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 3-1, -127.

Round 5

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Thornton played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 320 to 412 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 3-2, -219.

Round 6

[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]

Thornton played #69 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 307 to 389 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 3-3, -301.

Round 7

[photo of Joel Horn]

Thornton played #6 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 310 to 338 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-4, -329.

Round 8

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Thornton played #65 Guy Ingram (Marietta, GA) and won 369 to 318 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 4-4, -278.

Round 9

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Thornton played #75 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 321 to 408 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-5, -365.

Round 10

[photo of David Gremaud]

Thornton played #52 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 310 to 345 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 4-6, -400.

Round 11

[photo of Andrew Gardner]

Thornton played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 289 to 390 (a spread of -101).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 4-7, -501.

Round 12

[photo of John Fultz]

Thornton played #51 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 444 to 224 (a spread of 220).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 5-7, -281.

Round 13

[photo of Michael Willis]

Thornton played #63 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 343 to 497 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 5-8, -435.

Round 14

[photo of Carl Davis]

Thornton played #40 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 439 to 329 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 6-8, -325.

Round 15

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Thornton played #74 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 418 to 261 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 7-8, -168.

Round 16

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Thornton played #110 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 453 to 442 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-8, -157.

Round 17

[photo of Fran Silver]

Thornton played #24 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and lost 306 to 436 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 8-9, -287.

Round 18

[photo of Lydia Keras]

Thornton played #102 Lydia Keras (London ON) and lost 360 to 426 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 8-10, -353.

Round 19

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Thornton played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 370 to 392 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 8-11, -375.

Round 20

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Thornton played #84 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 416 to 411 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 9-11, -370.

Round 21

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Thornton played #39 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 10-11, -292.

Round 22

[photo of Dan Terkell]

Thornton played #61 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and lost 372 to 392 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 10-12, -312.

Round 23

[photo of Barbara Hildenbrand]

Thornton played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 385 to 354 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 11-12, -281.

Round 24

[photo of Carole Denton]

Thornton played #80 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 406 to 369 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 12-12, -244.

Round 25

[photo of Bernard Gotlieb]

Thornton played #53 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 405 to 364 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-12, -203.

Round 26

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

Thornton played #58 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 354 to 379 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 13-13, -228.

Round 27

[photo of Emily Brodeur]

Thornton played #113 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 410 to 383 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 14-13, -201.

Round 28

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Thornton played #68 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 303 to 416 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 14-14, -314.

Round 29

[photo of Mitchell Brook]

Thornton played #11 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 359 to 539 (a spread of -180).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 14-15, -494.

Round 30

[photo of Will Scott]

Thornton played #47 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 484 to 288 (a spread of 196).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 15-15, -298.

Round 31

[photo of Curtis Lee]

Thornton played #41 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 15-16, -319.


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