NSC 2008: John Thomason [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about John Thomason, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +116, and is ranked #33 in Division 5.

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): John Surname(s): Thomason Home: Davie, FL, United States Occupation: Journalist

Round by Round
High score: 437 Average for: 353 Average against: 349
Round 1		Thomason played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 369 to 293 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Thomason played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 285 to 433 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -72.
Round 3		Thomason played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 308 to 433 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -197.
Round 4		Thomason played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and lost 307 to 356 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -246.
Round 5		Thomason played #98 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 437 to 262 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -71.
Round 6		Thomason played #58 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 373 to 302 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, +0.
Round 7		Thomason played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and lost 251 to 436 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, -185.
Round 8		Thomason played #33 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 425 to 334 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, -94.
Round 9		Thomason played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 348 to 262 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, -8.
Round 10		Thomason played #86 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 342 to 337 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, -3.
Round 11		Thomason played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 307 to 382 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, -78.
Round 12		Thomason played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 334 to 395 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, -139.
Round 13		Thomason played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 331 to 360 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, -168.
Round 14		Thomason played #19 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 396 to 353 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, -125.
Round 15		Thomason played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 347 to 377 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, -155.
Round 16		Thomason played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 291 to 445 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-9, -309.
Round 17		Thomason played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 388 to 364 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, -285.
Round 18		Thomason played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 316 to 343 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, -312.
Round 19		Thomason played #74 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 396 to 273 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -189.
Round 20		Thomason played #39 Candace Hurley (Columbia, CA) and won 395 to 271 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, -65.
Round 21		Thomason played #44 Wanell Kelsey (Orchard Park, NY) and won 367 to 358 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, -56.
Round 22		Thomason played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 404 to 316 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +32.
Round 23		Thomason played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and won 348 to 318 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +62.
Round 24		Thomason played #87 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 317 to 426 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, -47.
Round 25		Thomason played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and lost 329 to 342 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -60.
Round 26		Thomason played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and won 429 to 310 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +59.
Round 27		Thomason played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 346 to 413 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, -8.
Round 28		Thomason played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 393 to 269 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, +116.

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