SPC 2022: Nick Purifoy [3-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Purifoy, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players 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, -71, and is ranked #28 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): Nick Surname(s): Purifoy Home: Kansas City, MO, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 384 Average against: 386
Round 1		Purifoy played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 389 to 396 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -7.
Round 2		Purifoy played #75 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 461 to 374 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +80.
Round 3		Purifoy played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 403 to 409 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, +74.
Round 4		Purifoy played #72 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and lost 328 to 402 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-3, +0.
Round 5		Purifoy played #49 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 400 to 350 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, +50.
Round 6		Purifoy played #19 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-3, +68.
Round 7		Purifoy played #45 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 392 to 394 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-4, +66.
Round 8		Purifoy played #13 Adam Fine (Rockville, MD) and won 417 to 290 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, +193.
Round 9		Purifoy played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 448 to 321 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +320.
Round 10		Purifoy played #67 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +422.
Round 11		Purifoy played #31 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 397 to 352 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +467.
Round 12		Purifoy played #14 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 459 to 395 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +531.
Round 13		Purifoy played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 459 to 302 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +688.
Round 14		Purifoy played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 366 to 412 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +642.
Round 15		Purifoy played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and lost 335 to 434 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +543.
Round 16		Purifoy played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 340 to 399 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-7, +484.
Round 17		Purifoy played #50 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 420 to 393 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +511.
Round 18		Purifoy played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 311 to 380 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +442.
Round 19		Purifoy played #26 Steve Chastain (Reisterstown, MD) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +458.
Round 20		Purifoy played #7 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and lost 306 to 496 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +268.
Round 21		Purifoy played #56 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and won 454 to 282 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +440.
Round 22		Purifoy played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 248 to 440 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +248. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Purifoy played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 444 to 338 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +354.
Round 24		Purifoy played #36 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and tied at 400. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +354.
Round 25		Purifoy played #28 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 342 to 518 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +178.
Round 26		Purifoy played #54 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 281 to 536 (a spread of -255). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -77.
Round 27		Purifoy played #48 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 377 to 337 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -37.
Round 28		Purifoy played #55 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and lost 339 to 366 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -64.
Round 29		Purifoy played #33 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 323 to 458 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -199.
Round 30		Purifoy played #25 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 400 to 396 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15.5-14.5, -195.
Round 31		Purifoy played #15 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 479 to 355 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -71.

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