SPC 2022: Joseph Waldbaum [3-46]

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On this page, you will find information about Joseph Waldbaum, 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 13-18, -510, and is ranked #67 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: 530 Average for: 379 Average against: 396
Round 1		Waldbaum played #33 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 422 to 346 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Waldbaum played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 311 to 409 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3		Waldbaum played #56 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and lost 279 to 482 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, -225.
Round 4		Waldbaum played #63 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 416 to 374 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, -183.
Round 5		Waldbaum played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 338 to 372 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -217.
Round 6		Waldbaum played #49 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 371 to 376 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-4, -222.
Round 7		Waldbaum played #50 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 375 to 387 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -234.
Round 8		Waldbaum played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 338 to 420 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-6, -316.
Round 9		Waldbaum played #73 Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL) and lost 365 to 413 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-7, -364.
Round 10		Waldbaum played #71 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 364 to 346 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-7, -346.
Round 11		Waldbaum played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 301 to 497 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-8, -542.
Round 12		Waldbaum played #69 Kia Lindsay (West Hempstead, NY) and won 438 to 314 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-8, -418.
Round 13		Waldbaum played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 370 to 269 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-8, -317.
Round 14		Waldbaum played #20 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 376 to 424 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-9, -365.
Round 15		Waldbaum played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 408 to 351 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, -308.
Round 16		Waldbaum played #23 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 379 to 434 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-10, -363.
Round 17		Waldbaum played #72 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and won 479 to 390 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-10, -274.
Round 18		Waldbaum played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 401 to 438 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-11, -311.
Round 19		Waldbaum played #18 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 336 to 421 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-12, -396.
Round 20		Waldbaum played #22 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 479 to 340 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-12, -257.
Round 21		Waldbaum played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and won 376 to 352 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-12, -233.
Round 22		Waldbaum played #30 Sara Corbin (Brattleboro, VT) and won 447 to 362 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-12, -148.
Round 23		Waldbaum played #32 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 399 to 404 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-13, -153.
Round 24		Waldbaum played #47 Ferdinand Addo (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 346 to 439 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-14, -246.
Round 25		Waldbaum played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and won 530 to 438 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-14, -154. Waldbaum is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Waldbaum played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 342 to 457 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-15, -269.
Round 27		Waldbaum played #25 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 322 to 353 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-16, -300.
Round 28		Waldbaum played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 411 to 424 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-17, -313. Waldbaum is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Waldbaum played #42 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 397 to 326 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-17, -242.
Round 30		Waldbaum played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 264 to 545 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-18, -523. Waldbaum is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Waldbaum played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) again and won 372 to 359 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-18, -510.

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