NASC 2019: Erik Salgado [3-16]

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On this page, you will find information about Erik Salgado, 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 22-9, +1719, and is ranked #1 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): Erik Surname(s): Salgado Home: Cary, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 620 Average for: 424 Average against: 368
Round 1		Salgado played #73 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 517 to 317 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +200. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Salgado played #44 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 377 to 380 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +197.
Round 3		Salgado played #31 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 434 to 302 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +329.
Round 4		Salgado played #7 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 325 to 438 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +216.
Round 5		Salgado played #23 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and won 384 to 303 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +297.
Round 6		Salgado played #8 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and won 448 to 357 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +388.
Round 7		Salgado played #22 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 496 to 330 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +554. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Salgado played #49 Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA) and won 620 to 290 (a spread of 330). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +884. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Salgado played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 342 to 406 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +820. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Salgado played #3 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 403 to 390 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +833. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Salgado played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and won 400 to 398 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +835. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Salgado played #4 Lindsay Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 363 to 505 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +693. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Salgado played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and won 604 to 391 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +906. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Salgado played #50 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 455 to 314 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +1047. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Salgado played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 416 to 390 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +1073. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Salgado played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 418 to 406 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-4, +1085. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Salgado played #46 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 410 to 340 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +1155. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Salgado played #24 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 299 to 359 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-5, +1095. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Salgado played #2 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 422 to 298 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1219. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Salgado played #26 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) again and won 438 to 368 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1289. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Salgado played #28 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and won 476 to 341 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1424. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Salgado played #11 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) again and won 367 to 315 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1476. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Salgado played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) again and won 433 to 423 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1486. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Salgado played #3 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) again and won 437 to 432 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1491. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Salgado played #5 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 521 to 353 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1659. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Salgado played #10 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and won 473 to 301 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +1831. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Salgado played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) again and lost 349 to 371 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1809. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Salgado played #28 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) again and won 413 to 346 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1876. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Salgado played #14 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) for the third time and lost 365 to 404 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +1837. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Salgado played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) for the third time and lost 398 to 428 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +1807. Salgado is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Salgado played #17 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) for the fourth time and lost 326 to 414 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-9, +1719.

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