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NASC 2019: Joseph Waldbaum [3-01]
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On this page, you will find information about
Joseph Waldbaum, 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 15-16, +238, and is ranked
#41 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 Joseph Waldbaum]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/waldbaum_joseph.jpg)
| Given name(s): Joseph Surname(s): Waldbaum Home: Danvers, MA, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 462 Average for: 382 Average against: 375 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Ruth Brower]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brower_ruth_AA000843_1.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #55 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 392 to 341 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +51. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Yoli Ushry]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #53 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 336 to 459 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, -72. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Kevin Ng]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/ng_kevin_AA007167.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #24 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 364 to 408 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -116. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Benjamin Ansell]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/ansell_benjamin_AA005988.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #21 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 387 to 466 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, -195. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #61 Alison Lifland (Pasadena, CA) and won 462 to 343 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -76. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Joe Gatz]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gatz_joe.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #45 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 352 to 421 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-4, -145. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Josephine Flowers]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/flowers_josephine_AA001440.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #54 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 345 to 423 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-5, -223. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Chan Fonseka]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fonseka_chan_AA005231_1.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #39 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and tied at 407. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -223. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Regenia Hidalgo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hidalgo_regenia.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #38 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 354 to 348 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -217. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Edward Gordon]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gordon_edward.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #15 Edward Gordon (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 359 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -185. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Mark Hamilton]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hamilton_mark.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #60 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 388 to 393 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -190. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Judi Boviard]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/boviard_judi.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #62 Judi Boviard (Newton Centre, MA) and lost 379 to 431 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -242. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Ted Gest]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gest_ted.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #25 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 370 to 305 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -177. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #69 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 386 to 365 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -156. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #43 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 392 to 375 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -139. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #51 Henry Moses (Unknown city, TX) and tied at 381. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-8, -139. | Round 17 | ![[photo of April McCarley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mccarley_april.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #35 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 449 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-9, -227. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_hannah_AA000513.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #32 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-10, -247. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weisskopf_mary_ellen.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #65 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 420 to 331 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-10, -158. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Karen Smith]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_karen.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #27 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 369 to 339 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-10, -128. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Shelley Kirk]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kirk_shelley.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #36 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 365 to 384 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, -147. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Pamina Deutsch]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/deutsch_pamina_2.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #29 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 345 to 371 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-12, -173. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #8 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 393 to 426 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, -206. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Harry Durbin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/durbin_harry.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #33 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 362 to 379 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-14, -223. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Sally Reeser]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reeser_sally_AA003156.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #72 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 435 to 313 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-14, -101. | Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Waldbaum played #63 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 430 to 380 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, -51. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Rachel Gillette]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillette_rachel_AA004601.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #66 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 298 to 334 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-15, -87. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Diane Sleek]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sleek_diane_AA005865.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #68 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 458 to 296 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-15, +75. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Karrie Bowe]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bowe_karrie_AA003102.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #48 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-16, +74. | Round 30 | | Waldbaum recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-16, +124. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Karen Smith]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_karen.jpg)
| Waldbaum played #27 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) again and won 403 to 289 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-16, +238. |
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