NASC 2016: Nick Purifoy [3-47]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Purifoy, 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 18-13, +191, and is ranked #22 in Division 3.

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): Nick Surname(s): Purifoy Home: Kansas City, MO, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 491 Average for: 382 Average against: 376
Round 1		Purifoy played #54 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 405 to 255 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +150.
Round 2		Purifoy played #98 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 354 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +220.
Round 3		Purifoy played #15 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) and lost 371 to 457 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +134.
Round 4		Purifoy played #53 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 384 to 353 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +165.
Round 5		Purifoy played #31 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and won 438 to 413 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +190.
Round 6		Purifoy played #87 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 313 to 412 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +91.
Round 7		Purifoy played #100 Sheldon Gartner (Yorktown Heights, NY) and won 491 to 322 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +260.
Round 8		Purifoy played #56 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 468 to 344 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +384.
Round 9		Purifoy played #84 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 362 to 354 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +392.
Round 10		Purifoy played #4 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 442 to 371 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +463.
Round 11		Purifoy played #1 Jason Vaysberg (Plymouth, MN) and won 485 to 329 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +619.
Round 12		Purifoy played #6 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 366 to 417 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +568. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Purifoy played #55 Timothy Long (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 410 to 384 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +594.
Round 14		Purifoy played #3 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 332 to 315 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +611.
Round 15		Purifoy played #10 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 391 to 347 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +655.
Round 16		Purifoy played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 317 to 452 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +520.
Round 17		Purifoy played #67 Mia Kang (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 451 to 352 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +619.
Round 18		Purifoy played #6 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and lost 327 to 455 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +491.
Round 19		Purifoy played #60 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 390 to 345 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +536.
Round 20		Purifoy played #52 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and lost 281 to 378 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +439.
Round 21		Purifoy played #15 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) again and lost 359 to 391 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +407.
Round 22		Purifoy played #28 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 283 to 447 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +243.
Round 23		Purifoy played #52 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) again and lost 390 to 410 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +223.
Round 24		Purifoy played #24 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 363 to 437 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +149.
Round 25		Purifoy played #33 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 348 to 446 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +51.
Round 26		Purifoy played #71 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 321 to 362 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +10.
Round 27		Purifoy played #38 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 354 to 482 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -118.
Round 28		Purifoy played #59 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, -94.
Round 29		Purifoy played #90 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 371 to 220 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-13, +57.
Round 30		Purifoy played #30 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 405 to 309 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +153.
Round 31		Purifoy played #29 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 402 to 364 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +191.

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