Trip Payne [#56] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Trip Payne, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Payne currently has a record of 16-12, -74, and is ranked #19 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

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Given name(s): Trip
Surname(s): Payne
Home: Boca Raton, FL, United States
Awards: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion (93, 98, 04); first 32K winner on WWTBAM; featured in the movie Wordplay.
Hobbies: Puzzles, pinball
Occupation: puzzlemaker
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 52/126, 16-15 +94
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 82/98, 12-19 -381
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 51/87, 13.5-14.5 -876

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	21-28 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W LL W L W
Past 13-24 months	14-18 (0.438)	LLL W L W L W LL W LLL W L WW LLL W L W LLL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LL W L W
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 405 Average against: 408
Round 1		Payne played #39 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 416 to 301 (a spread of 115). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA Payne’s record vs. Linn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Payne played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 390 to 413 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Payne’s record vs. Carol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +92.
Round 3		Payne played #68 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 311 to 512 (a spread of -201). The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: KISSIMMEE, FL Payne’s record vs. Sherman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -109.
Round 4		Payne played #17 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 521 to 371 (a spread of 150). Before this event, Payne had not played Ellickson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +41.
Round 5		Payne played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 462 to 398 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Payne had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +105. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Payne played #10 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 335 to 485 (a spread of -150). Before this event, Payne had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, -45.
Round 7		Payne played #76 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 379 to 329 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Payne had not played Withers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +5.
Round 8		Payne played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 475 to 370 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Payne’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +110.
Round 9		Payne played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 377 to 271 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Payne had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +216.
Round 10		Payne played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 403 to 406 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Payne had not played Okosagah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +213.
Round 11		Payne played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 401 to 553 (a spread of -152). The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: KISSIMMEE, FL Payne’s record vs. Pistolese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +61.
Round 12		Payne played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 464 to 405 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Payne had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +120.
Round 13		Payne played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 346 to 461 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Payne had not played Rau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +5.
Round 14		Payne played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 283 to 517 (a spread of -234). Before this event, Payne had not played Katz-Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, -229.
Round 15		Payne played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 345 to 397 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Payne had not played Armstrong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, -281.
Round 16		Payne played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 490 to 384 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Payne had not played Poder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, -175. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Payne played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) again and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Payne’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, -167.
Round 18		Payne played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 407 to 500 (a spread of -93). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Payne’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-9, -260. Payne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Payne played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) and won 443 to 390 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Payne had not played Kastner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, -207.
Round 20		Payne played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 325 to 416 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Payne had not played Armstrong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, -298.
Round 21		Payne played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 335 to 554 (a spread of -219). Before this event, Payne had not played Lerman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-11, -517.
Round 22		Payne played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 482 to 343 (a spread of 139). Before this event, Payne had not played Kastner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-11, -378.
Round 23		Payne played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 375 to 357 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Payne had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -360.
Round 24		Payne played #64 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 506 to 307 (a spread of 199). Before this event, Payne had not played Rowland in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, -161.
Round 25		Payne played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 494 to 446 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Payne had not played Kaplan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, -113.
Round 26		Payne played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 445 to 324 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Payne had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +8.
Round 27		Payne played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 334 to 453 (a spread of -119). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Payne’s record vs. Hill in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-12, -111.
Round 28		Payne played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) again and won 435 to 398 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Payne had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, -74.

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