NASC 2017: Paul Thornton [2-68]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Thornton, 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 15-16, -356, and is ranked #52 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: 488 Average for: 374 Average against: 386
Round 1		Thornton played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 349 to 377 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Thornton played #25 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 249 to 354 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-2, -133. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Thornton played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 479 to 357 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, -11.
Round 4		Thornton played #59 Russell Stewart (Conyers, GA) and lost 396 to 408 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -23.
Round 5		Thornton played #78 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 392 to 384 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -15.
Round 6		Thornton played #87 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 372 to 355 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Thornton played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 375 to 342 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +35. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Thornton played #85 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and won 321 to 292 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +64. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Thornton played #66 Steven DiNapoli (Bay St. Louis, MS) and won 357 to 339 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +82. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Thornton played #1 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 371 to 507 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, -54. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Thornton played #43 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 423 to 394 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, -25. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Thornton played #5 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, -56. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Thornton played #81 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 405 to 374 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, -25. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Thornton played #67 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and won 464 to 337 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +102. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Thornton played #37 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 404 to 440 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +66. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Thornton played #15 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 343 to 420 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, -11.
Round 17		Thornton played #34 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 334 to 441 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, -118.
Round 18		Thornton played #46 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, -95. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Thornton played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 461 to 370 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, -4. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Thornton played #9 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 408 to 382 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +22. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Thornton played #49 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 356 to 430 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, -52. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Thornton played #6 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 353 to 385 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, -84. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Thornton played #38 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 307 to 426 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, -203.
Round 24		Thornton played #31 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 339 to 409 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, -273.
Round 25		Thornton played #76 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 409 to 441 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, -305.
Round 26		Thornton played #61 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 488 to 347 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-13, -164.
Round 27		Thornton played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 387 to 350 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -127.
Round 28		Thornton played #7 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 389 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-14, -129.
Round 29		Thornton played #21 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 294 to 504 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-15, -339.
Round 30		Thornton played #41 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 354 to 314 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-15, -299.
Round 31		Thornton played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 294 to 351 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-16, -356.

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