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SPC 2024: Nick Purifoy [3-12]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Nick Purifoy, 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 19.5-11.5, +722, and is ranked
#5 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 |   ![[photo of Nick Purifoy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/purifoy_nick_AA003974_1.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Nick Surname(s): Purifoy Home: Prairie Village, KS, United States Occupation: Attorney |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 471  Average for: 401  Average against: 377  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Nicole Kazarian]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kazarian_nicole.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #62  Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA)  and lost 376 to 391 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 0-1, -15.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Don Rathberger]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rathberger_don_AA001784.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #52  Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL)  and won 418 to 358 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +45.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/oliva_linda.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #23  Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD)  and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +78.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Mary Pastore]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pastore_mary.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #73  Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX)  and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +53.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Heather Drumm]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/drumm_heather_2.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #29  Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY)  and won 385 to 383 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +55.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Madelon Krissoff]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/krissoff_madelon_AA003962.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #58  Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI)  and won 409 to 390 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +74.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Michael Christophel]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/christophel_michael_AA003525.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #66  Michael Christophel (Conyers, GA)  and lost 307 to 419 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, -38.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Dathan Lang]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lang_dathan_AA008014_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #60  Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA)  and won 394 to 393 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, -37.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Susan Blanchard]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/blanchard_susan_AA000225_3.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #27  Susan Blanchard (Matthews, NC)  and won 446 to 278 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +131.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Sid Lashley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lashley_sid_2.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #49  Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON)  and lost 378 to 424 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +85.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Joshua Victor]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/v/victor_joshua_AA005504.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #21  Joshua Victor (Cheltenham, PA)  and won 456 to 270 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +271.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Penny Sitler]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sitler_penny_AA003258.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #30  Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN)  and lost 420 to 431 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +260.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Michael Bassett]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett_michael_AA001238.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #57  Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH)  and won 435 to 403 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +292.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Ed Bowe]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bowe_ed_AA007714.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #75  Ed Bowe (Portage, MI)  and won 447 to 424 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +315.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Ayodele Odekunle]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/odekunle_ayodele_AA005553.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #20  Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH)  and tied at 357. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +315.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Jack Lechner]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lechner_jack_AA007263_2.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #42  Jack Lechner (New York, NY)  and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +390.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Robin Chua]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif) 
  |  Purifoy played #15  Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL)  and won 459 to 302 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +547.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of Greg Rogers]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rogers_greg_AA004551_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #10  Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN)  and lost 366 to 445 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +468.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of David Shuman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shuman_david_AA005803_3.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #5  David Shuman (Nashville, TN)  and won 377 to 311 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +534.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Judy Horn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/horn_judy.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #9  Judy Horn (Reading, MA)  and won 417 to 333 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +618.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Penny Sitler]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sitler_penny_AA003258.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #30  Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN)  again and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +621.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of David Garcia]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garcia_david_AA007290_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #8  David Garcia (Pendleton, SC)  and lost 352 to 455 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +518.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Ken Louie]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/louie_ken_AA002374_2.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #18  Ken Louie (Whittier, CA)  and lost 392 to 444 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +466.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Carl Davis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/davis_carl.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #1  Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA)  and lost 385 to 412 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +439.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of David Garcia]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garcia_david_AA007290_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #8  David Garcia (Pendleton, SC)  again and lost 409 to 442 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +406.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Hannah Rozear]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rozear_hannah_AA005175_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #32  Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC)  and won 436 to 344 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +498.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Judy Cole]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_AA000149_1.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #11  Judy Cole (Levittown, PA)  and won 471 to 341 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +628.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Hubert Van Tol]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/v/van_tol_hubert.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #33  Hubert Van Tol (Winona, MN)  and won 376 to 319 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +685.  |  | Round 29 |  ![[photo of Brian Garnett]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/garnett_brian_AA008319.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #16  Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO)  and lost 332 to 441 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +576.  |  | Round 30 |  ![[photo of Ejike Osondu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/osondu_ejike_AA002674_3.jpg) 
  |  Purifoy played #14  Ejike Osondu (Bloomfield, NJ)  and won 435 to 377 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +634.  |  | Round 31 |  ![[photo of Robin Chua]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif) 
  |  Purifoy played #15  Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL)  again and won 382 to 294 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19.5-11.5, +722.  |  
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