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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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