NASC 2019: Joe South [2-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe South, who is competing at the 2019 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 18-13, +655, and is ranked #13 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: 11th place participation ribbon, Hudson OH 2006 Hobbies: Coaching kids

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 399 Average against: 378
Round 1		South played #57 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 401 to 310 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +91.
Round 2		South played #44 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 404 to 445 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +50.
Round 3		South played #34 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and lost 353 to 385 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +18.
Round 4		South played #9 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 309 to 396 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-3, -69.
Round 5		South played #40 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 341 to 470 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-4, -198.
Round 6		South played #33 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 375 to 388 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-5, -211.
Round 7		South played #52 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 432 to 375 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -154.
Round 8		South played #70 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 416 to 316 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-5, -54.
Round 9		South played #51 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 510 to 259 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, +197.
Round 10		South played #54 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 440 to 362 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, +275.
Round 11		South played #16 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 407 to 354 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +328.
Round 12		South played #7 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 326 to 444 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-6, +210.
Round 13		South played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 399 to 431 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-7, +178.
Round 14		South played #24 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and won 383 to 381 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-7, +180.
Round 15		South played #23 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 352 to 372 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-8, +160.
Round 16		South played #68 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 448 to 383 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +225.
Round 17		South played #15 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 413 to 370 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +268.
Round 18		South played #20 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 327 to 400 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-9, +195.
Round 19		South played #8 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 388 to 379 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +204.
Round 20		South played #19 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 373 to 300 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +277.
Round 21		South played #48 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 459 to 373 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, +363.
Round 22		South played #29 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 414 to 351 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +426.
Round 23		South played #38 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 459 to 295 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +590.
Round 24		South played #49 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and lost 304 to 508 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +386.
Round 25		South played #10 Bryan Richgruber (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 371 to 407 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +350.
Round 26		South played #41 Kevin Burbridge (Sacramento, CA) and lost 392 to 438 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +304.
Round 27		South played #30 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 359 to 348 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-12, +315.
Round 28		South played #39 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 402 to 352 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +365.
Round 29		South played #46 Max Dwyer (Orem, UT) and won 513 to 336 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +542.
Round 30		South played #8 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) again and lost 399 to 440 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +501.
Round 31		South played #49 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) again and won 496 to 342 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +655.

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