NASC 2016: Joseph Waldbaum [4-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Joseph Waldbaum, 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, -489, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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): Joseph Surname(s): Waldbaum Home: Danvers, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 365 Average against: 381
Round 1		Waldbaum played #81 Willie Mae Smith (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 311 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +75.
Round 2		Waldbaum played #53 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 352 to 333 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +94.
Round 3		Waldbaum played #29 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and lost 378 to 450 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +22.
Round 4		Waldbaum played #45 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 300 to 394 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -72.
Round 5		Waldbaum played #17 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and lost 305 to 478 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -245.
Round 6		Waldbaum played #28 James Nalepka (Schaumburg, IL) and lost 400 to 414 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, -259.
Round 7		Waldbaum played #32 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 453 to 318 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, -124.
Round 8		Waldbaum played #50 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 378 to 280 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, -26.
Round 9		Waldbaum played #8 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 368 to 303 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +39.
Round 10		Waldbaum played #10 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 272 to 570 (a spread of -298). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, -259.
Round 11		Waldbaum played #35 Kirsten Klassen (Elkhart, IN) and lost 385 to 503 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, -377.
Round 12		Waldbaum played #65 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 359 to 331 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, -349.
Round 13		Waldbaum played #33 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and won 395 to 393 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, -347.
Round 14		Waldbaum played #49 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 429 to 353 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -271.
Round 15		Waldbaum played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and lost 404 to 416 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, -283.
Round 16		Waldbaum played #20 Ellen Goffin (Schaumburg, IL) and won 361 to 343 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, -265.
Round 17		Waldbaum played #55 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 382 to 319 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, -202.
Round 18		Waldbaum played #34 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 340 to 445 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, -307.
Round 19		Waldbaum played #51 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 369 to 316 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, -254.
Round 20		Waldbaum played #25 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 250 to 376 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, -380.
Round 21		Waldbaum played #9 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and lost 245 to 451 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, -586.
Round 22		Waldbaum played #64 Efren Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 322 to 368 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -632.
Round 23		Waldbaum played #56 Mark Garratt (Goshen, IN) and lost 290 to 494 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-12, -836.
Round 24		Waldbaum played #39 Della Lutz (St Joseph, IL) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, -814.
Round 25		Waldbaum played #44 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 373 to 328 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, -769.
Round 26		Waldbaum played #70 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 485 to 309 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, -593.
Round 27		Waldbaum played #11 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 380 to 340 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, -553.
Round 28		Waldbaum played #42 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 361 to 313 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, -505.
Round 29		Waldbaum played #30 Lisa Lovelace (Danville, IL) and won 457 to 338 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, -386.
Round 30		Waldbaum played #7 Elaine Livers (Kaplan, LA) and won 418 to 374 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-12, -342.
Round 31		Waldbaum played #9 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and lost 352 to 499 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, -489.

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