SPC 2022: Bill Payne [3-42]

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Payne, 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 9.5-21.5, -1349, and is ranked #74 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): Bill Surname(s): Payne Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: Naval Museum Volunteer, Reading, Poker

Round by Round
High score: 433 Average for: 336 Average against: 380
Round 1		Payne played #34 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 354 to 401 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -47.
Round 2		Payne played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 340 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -94. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Payne played #59 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 363 to 318 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, -49.
Round 4		Payne played #49 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-3, -89.
Round 5		Payne played #25 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 353 to 415 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-4, -151.
Round 6		Payne played #73 Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL) and lost 360 to 367 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-5, -158.
Round 7		Payne played #64 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 369 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-6, -242.
Round 8		Payne played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and won 335 to 299 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-6, -206.
Round 9		Payne played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 357 to 439 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-7, -288.
Round 10		Payne played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 358 to 326 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-7, -256.
Round 11		Payne played #23 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 353 to 478 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-8, -381.
Round 12		Payne played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 252 to 420 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-9, -549.
Round 13		Payne played #71 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 384 to 287 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-9, -452.
Round 14		Payne played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and lost 333 to 422 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-10, -541.
Round 15		Payne played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-10, -537.
Round 16		Payne played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 373 to 446 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-11, -610.
Round 17		Payne played #69 Kia Lindsay (West Hempstead, NY) and lost 303 to 390 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-12, -697.
Round 18		Payne played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 295 to 480 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-13, -882.
Round 19		Payne played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 329 to 328 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-13, -881.
Round 20		Payne played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 369 to 351 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-13, -863.
Round 21		Payne played #22 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 258 to 387 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-14, -992.
Round 22		Payne played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 321 to 372 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-15, -1043.
Round 23		Payne played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 433 to 350 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-15, -960.
Round 24		Payne played #30 Sara Corbin (Brattleboro, VT) and lost 310 to 322 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-16, -972. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Payne played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 329 to 435 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-17, -1078.
Round 26		Payne played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and tied at 346. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8.5-17.5, -1078.
Round 27		Payne played #31 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 309 to 435 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8.5-18.5, -1204.
Round 28		Payne played #39 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and lost 340 to 417 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8.5-19.5, -1281.
Round 29		Payne played #46 Joseph Waldbaum (Danvers, MA) and lost 326 to 397 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8.5-20.5, -1352.
Round 30		Payne played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 336 to 358 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8.5-21.5, -1374.
Round 31		Payne played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) again and won 339 to 314 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9.5-21.5, -1349. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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