SPC 2023: Nick Purifoy [3-24]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Purifoy, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, +147, and is ranked #25 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: Prairie Village, KS, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 398 Average against: 393
Round 1		Purifoy played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +39.
Round 2		Purifoy played #58 Kia Lindsay (West Hempstead, NY) and won 545 to 318 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +266. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Purifoy played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and lost 342 to 506 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Purifoy played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 451 to 278 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +275.
Round 5		Purifoy played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 397 to 379 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +293. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Purifoy played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 351 to 401 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +243.
Round 7		Purifoy played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and won 385 to 241 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +387. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Purifoy played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 403 to 329 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +461. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Purifoy played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 456 to 454 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +463. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Purifoy played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 338 to 443 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +358. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Purifoy played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 358 to 428 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +288.
Round 12		Purifoy played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 366 to 291 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +363.
Round 13		Purifoy played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 384 to 420 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +327.
Round 14		Purifoy played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +339.
Round 15		Purifoy played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 468 to 442 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +365.
Round 16		Purifoy played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 368 to 388 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +345.
Round 17		Purifoy played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 465 to 456 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +354. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Purifoy played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 353 to 412 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +295.
Round 19		Purifoy played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 421 to 362 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +354.
Round 20		Purifoy played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) again and lost 311 to 462 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +203.
Round 21		Purifoy played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 362 to 553 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +12. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Purifoy played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 466 to 421 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +57.
Round 23		Purifoy played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and lost 327 to 370 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +14.
Round 24		Purifoy played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 393 to 443 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, -36.
Round 25		Purifoy played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 341 to 492 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, -187.
Round 26		Purifoy played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and won 436 to 334 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, -85.
Round 27		Purifoy played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, -110.
Round 28		Purifoy played #54 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 377 to 359 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, -92.
Round 29		Purifoy played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 473 to 340 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-13, +41.
Round 30		Purifoy played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 379 to 435 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, -15.
Round 31		Purifoy played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 434 to 272 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, +147.

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