NASC 2017: Joan Murphy [4-40]

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Murphy, 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 17-14, +1, and is ranked #21 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): Joan Surname(s): Murphy Home: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 356 Average against: 356
Round 1		Murphy played #31 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and lost 275 to 420 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -145.
Round 2		Murphy played #10 Diane Kerner (Beverly Hills, CA) and lost 330 to 427 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-2, -242.
Round 3		Murphy played #48 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 435 to 364 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, -171.
Round 4		Murphy played #53 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 321 to 372 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-3, -222.
Round 5		Murphy played #5 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 383 to 335 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, -174.
Round 6		Murphy played #60 Diane Allmen (Cohoctah, MI) and won 439 to 359 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, -94.
Round 7		Murphy played #55 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 340 to 267 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, -21. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Murphy played #12 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 319 to 417 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, -119.
Round 9		Murphy played #18 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 300 to 419 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-5, -238.
Round 10		Murphy played #30 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 280 to 320 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-6, -278. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Murphy played #33 Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX) and won 448 to 253 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-6, -83. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Murphy played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 337 to 347 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -93.
Round 13		Murphy played #38 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and won 387 to 360 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, -66.
Round 14		Murphy played #44 Alison Lifland (Pasadena, CA) and won 361 to 304 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, -9.
Round 15		Murphy played #26 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 325 to 316 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-7, +0. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Murphy played #7 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and won 368 to 323 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +45. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Murphy played #37 Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) and lost 307 to 386 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, -34.
Round 18		Murphy played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 309 to 404 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, -129.
Round 19		Murphy played #41 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 409 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, -125. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Murphy played #9 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and won 390 to 370 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-9, -105.
Round 21		Murphy played #8 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 395 to 358 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, -68. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Murphy played #39 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and lost 263 to 377 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-10, -182.
Round 23		Murphy played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and lost 318 to 364 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, -228.
Round 24		Murphy played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 351 to 296 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, -173. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Murphy played #25 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 351 to 327 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, -149. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Murphy played #20 Becky Albin (Danville, IL) and lost 379 to 407 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, -177. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Murphy played #27 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 327 to 391 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-13, -241.
Round 28		Murphy played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 392 to 338 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, -187. Murphy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Murphy played #16 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and lost 283 to 415 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, -319.
Round 30		Murphy played #46 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 505 to 279 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, -93.
Round 31		Murphy played #25 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) again and won 400 to 306 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, +1.

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