SPC 2022: Jim Fonti [3-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Fonti, 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 15-16, +69, and is ranked #45 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): Jim Surname(s): Fonti Home: Port Jefferson Station, NY, United States Hobbies: Softball, Movies Occupation: Social Worker

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 374 Average against: 371
Round 1		Fonti played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 481 to 442 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +39. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Fonti played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 351 to 309 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +81.
Round 3		Fonti played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and lost 349 to 451 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, -21.
Round 4		Fonti played #38 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and lost 338 to 373 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, -56.
Round 5		Fonti played #29 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY) and won 411 to 406 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, -51.
Round 6		Fonti played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 365 to 381 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, -67.
Round 7		Fonti played #67 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 430 to 344 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +19.
Round 8		Fonti played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 385 to 387 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +17.
Round 9		Fonti played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 374 to 319 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +72.
Round 10		Fonti played #40 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 490 to 352 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +210.
Round 11		Fonti played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 352 to 397 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +165.
Round 12		Fonti played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 364 to 337 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +192.
Round 13		Fonti played #34 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 385 to 333 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +244.
Round 14		Fonti played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 351 to 394 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +201.
Round 15		Fonti played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 337 to 310 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +228.
Round 16		Fonti played #26 Steve Chastain (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 347 to 369 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +206.
Round 17		Fonti played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) and lost 345 to 372 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +179.
Round 18		Fonti played #36 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 327 to 356 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, +150.
Round 19		Fonti played #27 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 329 to 477 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-10, +2.
Round 20		Fonti played #54 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-11, -57.
Round 21		Fonti played #20 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 351 to 432 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-12, -138.
Round 22		Fonti played #32 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 387 to 412 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-13, -163.
Round 23		Fonti played #23 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 350 to 335 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-13, -148.
Round 24		Fonti played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and lost 345 to 389 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-14, -192.
Round 25		Fonti played #47 Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-15, -200.
Round 26		Fonti played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 334 to 355 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-16, -221. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Fonti played #42 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 435 to 309 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-16, -95.
Round 28		Fonti played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 347 to 318 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-16, -66. Fonti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Fonti played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 394 to 336 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-16, -8.
Round 30		Fonti played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 398 to 343 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, +47.
Round 31		Fonti played #26 Steve Chastain (Reisterstown, MD) again and won 408 to 386 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, +69.

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