NSC 2011: Paul Thornton [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Thornton, who is competing at the 2011 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 15-16, -514, and is ranked #56 in Division 2.

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): Paul Surname(s): Thornton Home: Spring, TX, United States Hobbies: tennis, golf, hiking, biking Occupation: retired math teacher

Round by Round
High score: 657 Average for: 371 Average against: 388
Round 1		Thornton played #66 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 407 to 346 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Thornton played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +75.
Round 3		Thornton played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 380 to 350 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +105.
Round 4		Thornton played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 433 to 354 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +184.
Round 5		Thornton played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 310 to 392 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +102.
Round 6		Thornton played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 340 to 512 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, -70.
Round 7		Thornton played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 390 to 336 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, -16.
Round 8		Thornton played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 325 to 439 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, -130.
Round 9		Thornton played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 335 to 434 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, -229.
Round 10		Thornton played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 326 to 325 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, -228.
Round 11		Thornton played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 377 to 332 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, -183.
Round 12		Thornton played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 367 to 371 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, -187.
Round 13		Thornton played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 357 to 487 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, -317.
Round 14		Thornton played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 657 to 345 (a spread of 312). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -5.
Round 15		Thornton played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 305 to 434 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, -134.
Round 16		Thornton played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 314 to 411 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -231.
Round 17		Thornton played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 323 to 436 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, -344.
Round 18		Thornton played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 433 to 410 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, -321.
Round 19		Thornton played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 445 to 366 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-9, -242.
Round 20		Thornton played #83 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 355 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, -190.
Round 21		Thornton played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 410 to 330 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, -110.
Round 22		Thornton played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 339 to 389 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, -160.
Round 23		Thornton played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 370 to 349 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, -139.
Round 24		Thornton played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 400 to 290 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, -29.
Round 25		Thornton played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, -28.
Round 26		Thornton played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 434 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, -133.
Round 27		Thornton played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 291 to 454 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, -296.
Round 28		Thornton played #88 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 329 to 386 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-13, -353. Thornton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Thornton played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 405 to 477 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-14, -425.
Round 30		Thornton played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 345 to 349 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-15, -429.
Round 31		Thornton played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) again and lost 313 to 398 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-16, -514.

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