NASC 2017: Wayne Clifford [1-59]

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On this page, you will find information about Wayne Clifford, who is competing at the 2017 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 9-22, -1342, and is ranked #65 in Division 1.

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): Wayne Surname(s): Clifford Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB Hobbies: golf

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 371 Average against: 414
Round 1		Clifford played #13 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 291 to 417 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -126.
Round 2		Clifford played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 409 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -214.
Round 3		Clifford played #45 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 380 to 389 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-3, -223.
Round 4		Clifford played #62 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 363 to 437 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-4, -297.
Round 5		Clifford played #63 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 459 to 320 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-4, -158.
Round 6		Clifford played #26 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) and won 479 to 393 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-4, -72.
Round 7		Clifford played #39 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 419 to 354 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-4, -7. Clifford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Clifford played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 343 to 415 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-5, -79.
Round 9		Clifford played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 326 to 460 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-6, -213.
Round 10		Clifford played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 388 to 441 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-7, -266.
Round 11		Clifford played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 332 to 461 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-8, -395.
Round 12		Clifford played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 464 to 351 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-8, -282.
Round 13		Clifford played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 337 to 362 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-9, -307. Clifford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Clifford played #65 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 374 to 509 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-10, -442.
Round 15		Clifford played #64 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 373 to 382 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-11, -451.
Round 16		Clifford played #52 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 315 to 454 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-12, -590.
Round 17		Clifford played #60 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and lost 373 to 404 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-13, -621.
Round 18		Clifford played #58 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 407 to 356 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-13, -570.
Round 19		Clifford played #55 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 364 to 554 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-14, -760.
Round 20		Clifford played #66 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 413 to 400 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-14, -747.
Round 21		Clifford played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 383 to 353 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-14, -717.
Round 22		Clifford played #43 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 249 to 565 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-15, -1033. Clifford is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Clifford played #48 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 410 to 432 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-16, -1055.
Round 24		Clifford played #50 Chris Kulig (Dennis, MA) and lost 361 to 393 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-17, -1087.
Round 25		Clifford played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 457 to 387 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-17, -1017.
Round 26		Clifford played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 285 to 385 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-18, -1117.
Round 27		Clifford played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 352 to 451 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-19, -1216.
Round 28		Clifford played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 322 to 463 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-20, -1357.
Round 29		Clifford played #36 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 410 to 420 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-21, -1367.
Round 30		Clifford played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 382 to 341 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-21, -1326.
Round 31		Clifford played #65 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) again and lost 359 to 375 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-22, -1342.

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