SPC 2025: Nick Purifoy [3-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Purifoy, who is competing at the 2025 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, +993, and is ranked #4 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: 528 Average for: 398 Average against: 366
Round 1		Purifoy played #79 Charlie Mann (Los Angeles, CA) and won 414 to 360 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2		Purifoy played #60 Sam Bowers (Charlottesville, VA) and won 421 to 337 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +138.
Round 3		Purifoy played #39 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 438 to 406 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +170.
Round 4		Purifoy played #66 Deanne Dorsa (Houston, TX) and won 444 to 277 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +337.
Round 5		Purifoy played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 429 to 479 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +287. Purifoy is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Purifoy played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 357 to 467 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +177.
Round 7		Purifoy played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 301 to 418 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +60.
Round 8		Purifoy played #61 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 419 to 352 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +127.
Round 9		Purifoy played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 443 to 281 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +289.
Round 10		Purifoy played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 251 to 421 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +119.
Round 11		Purifoy played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and lost 343 to 378 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +84.
Round 12		Purifoy played #25 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 442 to 283 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +243.
Round 13		Purifoy played #64 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 362 to 383 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +222.
Round 14		Purifoy played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and won 528 to 253 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +497.
Round 15		Purifoy played #49 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 365 to 308 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +554.
Round 16		Purifoy played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 379 to 471 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +462.
Round 17		Purifoy played #17 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 401 to 353 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +510.
Round 18		Purifoy played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and lost 378 to 419 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +469.
Round 19		Purifoy played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) and won 449 to 397 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +521.
Round 20		Purifoy played #33 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 484 to 262 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +743.
Round 21		Purifoy played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and won 375 to 287 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +831.
Round 22		Purifoy played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 433 to 418 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +846.
Round 23		Purifoy played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) again and won 428 to 361 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +913.
Round 24		Purifoy played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and won 353 to 321 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +945.
Round 25		Purifoy played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 358 to 371 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +932.
Round 26		Purifoy played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 378 to 412 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +898.
Round 27		Purifoy played #12 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-10, +909.
Round 28		Purifoy played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 350 to 345 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-10, +914.
Round 29		Purifoy played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 428 to 365 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +977.
Round 30		Purifoy played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and lost 393 to 414 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +956.
Round 31		Purifoy played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) again and won 429 to 392 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +993.

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