NSC 2010: Trip Payne [#44]

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On this page, you will find information about Trip Payne, who is competing at the 2010 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 16-15, +244, and is ranked #49 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
	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

Round by Round
High score: 587 Average for: 410 Average against: 402
Round 1		Payne played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 395 to 386 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Payne played #111 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 563 to 281 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +291. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Payne played #29 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 373 to 604 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +60. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Payne played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 587 to 297 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +350. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Payne played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 433 to 323 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +460.
Round 6		Payne played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 385 to 426 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +419.
Round 7		Payne played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 384 to 414 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +389.
Round 8		Payne played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and won 449 to 444 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +394.
Round 9		Payne played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 408 to 343 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +459.
Round 10		Payne played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 486 to 320 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +625.
Round 11		Payne played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 332 to 491 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +466.
Round 12		Payne played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 441 to 256 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +651.
Round 13		Payne played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 361 to 336 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +676.
Round 14		Payne played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and won 432 to 367 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +741.
Round 15		Payne played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 358 to 469 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +630.
Round 16		Payne played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 415 to 486 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +559.
Round 17		Payne played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 456 to 330 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +685. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Payne played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 427 to 428 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +684.
Round 19		Payne played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 323 to 439 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +568.
Round 20		Payne played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 447 to 388 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +627.
Round 21		Payne played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 461 to 376 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +712.
Round 22		Payne played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 291 to 509 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +494.
Round 23		Payne played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 447 to 383 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +558.
Round 24		Payne played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 389 to 571 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +376.
Round 25		Payne played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 395 to 336 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +435.
Round 26		Payne played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 349 to 376 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-11, +408.
Round 27		Payne played #22 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 371 to 381 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +398.
Round 28		Payne played #47 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and lost 369 to 434 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +333.
Round 29		Payne played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 356 to 420 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-14, +269.
Round 30		Payne played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 507 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-15, +158.
Round 31		Payne played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 431 to 345 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-15, +244.

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