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NASC 2018: J Mercatante [3-03]
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On this page, you will find information about
J Mercatante, 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 16.5-14.5, +174, and is ranked
#40 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 | ![[photo of J Mercatante]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mercatante_jessica.jpg)
| Given name(s): J Surname(s): Mercatante Home: South Burlington, VT, United States Hobbies: crosswords, reading |
Round by Round | High score: 473 Average for: 372 Average against: 366 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Megan McMahon]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcmahon_megan_AA002383.jpg)
| Mercatante played #87 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 448 to 319 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +129. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Judi Boviard]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/boviard_judi.jpg)
| Mercatante played #79 Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) and won 473 to 314 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +288. Mercatante is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Richard Strick]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/strick_richard.jpg)
| Mercatante played #27 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +294. Mercatante is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Michael Waski]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/waski_michael_AA005728.jpg)
| Mercatante played #23 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and won 423 to 304 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +413. Mercatante is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Frances Shaw]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shaw_fran.jpg)
| Mercatante played #31 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 350 to 424 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +339. Mercatante is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Mercatante played #50 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 318 to 459 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +198. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Benjamin Ansell]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/ansell_benjamin_AA005988.jpg)
| Mercatante played #90 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 473 to 354 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +317. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Kirk Troutman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/troutman_kirk_AA001095.jpg)
| Mercatante played #77 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and lost 294 to 400 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +211. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Mercatante played #96 Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) and lost 384 to 420 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +175. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cornelia Guest]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/guest_cornelia_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #68 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 385 to 384 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +176. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Eileen Johnson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_eileen_3.jpg)
| Mercatante played #70 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and lost 318 to 340 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +154. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Henry De Young]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_young_henry_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #62 Henry De Young (Stratford ON) and won 409 to 399 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +164. Mercatante is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Terry Aitken]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/aitken_terry_3.jpg)
| Mercatante played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +96. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Anna Miransky]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miransky_anna_3.jpg)
| Mercatante played #17 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 382 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, +28. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jim Fonti]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fonti_jim_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #16 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 368 to 260 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +136. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Nick Purifoy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/purifoy_nick_AA003974.jpg)
| Mercatante played #39 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 420 to 391 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +165. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Don Drumm]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/drumm_don_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #22 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 348 to 488 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +25. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Jamie Logan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/logan_jamie_AA004790_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #41 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 299 to 406 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -82. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Carol Tillson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tillson_carol_AA001093.jpg)
| Mercatante played #35 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 458 to 318 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +58. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Harry Durbin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/durbin_harry.jpg)
| Mercatante played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 367 to 408 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, +17. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Margo Kuno]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kuno_margo.jpg)
| Mercatante played #8 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 380 to 327 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +70. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Gerianne Abriano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abriano_gerianne.jpg)
| Mercatante played #85 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 416 to 332 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +154. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Ralph Ireland]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ireland_ralph_AA005786.jpg)
| Mercatante played #32 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 301 to 387 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +68. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Tina Cur]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cur_tina_AA000807.jpg)
| Mercatante played #18 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-12, +47. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Dustin Brown]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_dustin_AA004616.jpg)
| Mercatante played #48 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, +61. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Paul Mistrette]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mistrette_paul_2.jpg)
| Mercatante played #9 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +184. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Shubha Kamath]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamath_shubha.jpg)
| Mercatante played #74 Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) and won 334 to 294 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +224. | Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Mercatante played #45 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +231. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Michelle Davis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/davis_michelle.jpg)
| Mercatante played #36 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 300 to 337 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-13, +194. | Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Mercatante played #30 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and tied at 365. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +194. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Steve Sikorski]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sikorski_stephen.jpg)
| Mercatante played #7 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 325 to 345 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +174. |
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