NASC 2017: Sarah Waits [3-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Sarah Waits, 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, +82, and is ranked #51 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): Sarah Surname(s): Waits Home: New Orleans, LA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 377 Average against: 374
Round 1		Waits played #87 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +47.
Round 2		Waits played #56 Maureen Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3		Waits played #39 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 360 to 325 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +35.
Round 4		Waits played #62 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 345 to 383 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -3.
Round 5		Waits played #79 Stephanie Brown (Newport, OR) and lost 339 to 458 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-3, -122.
Round 6		Waits played #21 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 389 to 355 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -88.
Round 7		Waits played #83 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 420 to 412 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -80. Waits is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Waits played #30 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 380 to 329 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, -29.
Round 9		Waits played #40 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 432 to 426 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, -23.
Round 10		Waits played #80 Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) and lost 367 to 424 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, -80.
Round 11		Waits played #66 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -78.
Round 12		Waits played #19 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 289 to 410 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, -199.
Round 13		Waits played #16 Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA) and lost 346 to 366 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, -219.
Round 14		Waits played #64 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 332 to 391 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, -278.
Round 15		Waits played #17 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 412 to 423 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, -289.
Round 16		Waits played #69 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 309 to 335 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -315. Waits is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Waits played #74 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-10, -357.
Round 18		Waits played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 474 to 318 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, -201.
Round 19		Waits played #61 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 318 to 363 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, -246.
Round 20		Waits played #67 Diane Schavone (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 314 to 345 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-12, -277.
Round 21		Waits played #86 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 449 to 347 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-12, -175.
Round 22		Waits played #20 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and won 423 to 358 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-12, -110.
Round 23		Waits played #84 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 393 to 387 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-12, -104.
Round 24		Waits played #18 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 436 to 343 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, -11.
Round 25		Waits played #24 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and lost 378 to 420 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, -53.
Round 26		Waits played #38 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 355 to 442 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-14, -140.
Round 27		Waits played #14 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 408 to 304 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, -36.
Round 28		Waits played #72 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 436 to 296 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-14, +104.
Round 29		Waits played #55 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 374 to 384 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-15, +94.
Round 30		Waits played #73 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 331 to 399 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-16, +26.
Round 31		Waits played #18 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) again and won 394 to 338 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, +82.

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