NSC 2010: James Porter [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about James Porter, 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, -76, and is ranked #40 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): James Surname(s): Porter Home: Marysville, WA, United States Hobbies: Fitness, glasswork, theatre

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 384 Average against: 387
Round 1		Porter played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and won 433 to 367 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +66.
Round 2		Porter played #22 David Bibb (Del City, OK) and lost 339 to 426 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -21.
Round 3		Porter played #62 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 402 to 375 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +6.
Round 4		Porter played #4 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 386 to 347 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +45.
Round 5		Porter played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 397 to 322 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +120.
Round 6		Porter played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 399 to 416 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +103.
Round 7		Porter played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 347 to 515 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -65.
Round 8		Porter played #63 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 302 to 541 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -304.
Round 9		Porter played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 333 to 375 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, -346.
Round 10		Porter played #82 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 343 to 348 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-6, -351.
Round 11		Porter played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 473 to 360 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, -238.
Round 12		Porter played #65 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 460 to 291 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, -69.
Round 13		Porter played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 369 to 471 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, -171.
Round 14		Porter played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 404 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, -224.
Round 15		Porter played #72 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 419 to 391 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, -196.
Round 16		Porter played #25 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 316 to 521 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-9, -401.
Round 17		Porter played #37 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 323 to 454 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, -532.
Round 18		Porter played #39 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 449 to 341 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, -424.
Round 19		Porter played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -406.
Round 20		Porter played #49 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 359 to 428 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-11, -475.
Round 21		Porter played #75 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 461 to 238 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, -252.
Round 22		Porter played #69 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 408 to 396 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, -240.
Round 23		Porter played #60 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 462 to 362 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, -140.
Round 24		Porter played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 368 to 408 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, -180.
Round 25		Porter played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 426 to 334 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, -88.
Round 26		Porter played #43 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 419 to 379 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, -48.
Round 27		Porter played #5 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 322 to 428 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -154.
Round 28		Porter played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 282 to 441 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, -313.
Round 29		Porter played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 398 to 292 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-14, -207.
Round 30		Porter played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 350 to 404 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-15, -261.
Round 31		Porter played #58 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 423 to 238 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, -76.

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