SPC 2024: Noah Walton [1-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Noah Walton, who is competing at the 2024 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 20-11, +1604, and is ranked #3 in Division 1.

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): Noah Surname(s): Walton Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Math, Scrabble, Singing (esp. Choral) Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 570 Average for: 451 Average against: 399
Round 1		Walton played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 384 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Walton played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 416 to 377 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +3.
Round 3		Walton played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 487 to 377 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +113.
Round 4		Walton played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 499 to 420 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +192.
Round 5		Walton played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and lost 433 to 443 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +182.
Round 6		Walton played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 359 to 456 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +85.
Round 7		Walton played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 468 to 293 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +260.
Round 8		Walton played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 432 to 486 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +206.
Round 9		Walton played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 422 to 426 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-5, +202.
Round 10		Walton played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 479 to 368 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +313.
Round 11		Walton played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 537 to 327 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +523.
Round 12		Walton played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 570 to 353 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +740.
Round 13		Walton played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 490 to 315 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +915.
Round 14		Walton played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 343 to 375 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +883.
Round 15		Walton played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 478 to 284 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +1077.
Round 16		Walton played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 501 to 355 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +1223.
Round 17		Walton played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 432 to 478 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-7, +1177.
Round 18		Walton played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 489 to 338 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-7, +1328.
Round 19		Walton played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) again and lost 346 to 490 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-8, +1184.
Round 20		Walton played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) again and won 458 to 404 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-8, +1238.
Round 21		Walton played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 336 to 476 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-9, +1098.
Round 22		Walton played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 461 to 387 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-9, +1172.
Round 23		Walton played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 551 to 353 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-9, +1370.
Round 24		Walton played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and lost 377 to 530 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +1217.
Round 25		Walton played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 482 to 333 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +1366.
Round 26		Walton played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 482 to 448 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +1400.
Round 27		Walton played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) for the third time and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +1426.
Round 28		Walton played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) for the third time and won 476 to 421 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-10, +1481.
Round 29		Walton played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and won 448 to 443 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +1486. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Walton played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) for the third time and lost 495 to 496 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-11, +1485. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Walton played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) for the fourth time and won 496 to 377 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +1604. Walton is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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