NASC 2018: Joe South [2-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe South, who is competing at the 2018 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 19-12, +1261, and is ranked #9 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): Joe Surname(s): South Home: Piqua, OH, United States Awards: 7th place - NSC 2009 D3 Hobbies: Frisbee, softball

Round by Round
High score: 662 Average for: 423 Average against: 382
Round 1		South played #96 Marshall Resnick (Coral Springs, FL) and won 560 to 356 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +204. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		South played #51 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 662 to 292 (a spread of 370). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +574. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		South played #43 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 392 to 486 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +480.
Round 4		South played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 405 to 398 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +487. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		South played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 250 to 444 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +293. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		South played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 398 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +366.
Round 7		South played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 464 to 328 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +502. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		South played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 430 to 270 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +662. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		South played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 436 to 382 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +716. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		South played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 486 to 304 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +898. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		South played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 412 to 433 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +877. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		South played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 290 to 544 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +623. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		South played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 341 to 387 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +577.
Round 14		South played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and won 402 to 396 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +583.
Round 15		South played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 431 to 348 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +666. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		South played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 424 to 430 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +660.
Round 17		South played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 324 to 575 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, +409. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		South played #49 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 487 to 341 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +555.
Round 19		South played #103 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 442 to 414 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +583.
Round 20		South played #66 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 465 to 296 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +752.
Round 21		South played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 420 to 485 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +687. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		South played #33 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 356 to 420 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +623.
Round 23		South played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 474 to 354 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +743.
Round 24		South played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 384 to 336 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +791. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		South played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) again and won 453 to 334 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +910. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		South played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 262 to 401 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +771.
Round 27		South played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) again and lost 413 to 428 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +756.
Round 28		South played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) again and won 455 to 336 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +875.
Round 29		South played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 443 to 294 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1024. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		South played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) again and won 522 to 279 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +1267. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		South played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) again and lost 362 to 368 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +1261.

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