NSC 2009: John Fultz [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about John Fultz, who is competing at the 2009 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 19-12, +671, and is ranked #16 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): John Surname(s): Fultz Home: Savoy, IL, USA Awards: Contributor to Quackle project Hobbies: Retro video games, all manner of board games, viola Occupation: Software developer

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 388 Average against: 367
Round 1		Fultz played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 385 to 389 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -4.
Round 2		Fultz played #128 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 395 to 297 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +94.
Round 3		Fultz played #29 Vera Bigall (East York ON) and lost 292 to 438 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -52.
Round 4		Fultz played #17 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 370 to 309 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +9.
Round 5		Fultz played #78 Jay Hillis (Dublin, OH) and won 414 to 381 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +42.
Round 6		Fultz played #77 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 448 to 365 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +125.
Round 7		Fultz played #24 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 416 to 401 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +140.
Round 8		Fultz played #73 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and won 368 to 305 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +203.
Round 9		Fultz played #103 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 382 to 292 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +293.
Round 10		Fultz played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and won 398 to 327 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +364.
Round 11		Fultz played #27 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 351 to 381 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +334.
Round 12		Fultz played #67 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 386 to 437 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +283.
Round 13		Fultz played #38 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 479 to 294 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +468.
Round 14		Fultz played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 338 to 353 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +453.
Round 15		Fultz played #62 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 362 to 354 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +461.
Round 16		Fultz played #49 Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL) and lost 371 to 464 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +368.
Round 17		Fultz played #129 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 392 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +304.
Round 18		Fultz played #39 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 257 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +510.
Round 19		Fultz played #104 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +572.
Round 20		Fultz played #68 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 441 to 353 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +660.
Round 21		Fultz played #18 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 500 to 288 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +872.
Round 22		Fultz played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) and lost 294 to 452 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +714.
Round 23		Fultz played #3 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 331 to 477 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +568.
Round 24		Fultz played #6 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 448 to 394 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +622.
Round 25		Fultz played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 373 to 290 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-9, +705.
Round 26		Fultz played #56 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 389 to 337 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +757.
Round 27		Fultz played #20 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 304 to 432 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +629. Fultz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Fultz played #64 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +716.
Round 29		Fultz played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) again and lost 388 to 395 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, +709.
Round 30		Fultz played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 434 to 347 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +796.
Round 31		Fultz played #4 Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA) for the third time and lost 361 to 486 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 19-12, +671.

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