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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Waldbaum played #39 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and tied at 407. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2.5-5.5, -223.
Round 9		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Waldbaum played #51 Henry Moses (Unknown city, TX) and tied at 381. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-8, -139.
Round 17		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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