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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Mercatante played #30 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and tied at 365. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +194.
Round 31		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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