Paul Thornton [#150] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Thornton, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Thornton currently has a record of 16-14, +351, and is ranked #63 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): Paul Surname(s): Thornton Home: Spring, TX, United States Awards: Hobbies: Occupation:

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-10 (0.286)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	LLL W L WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 369 Average against: 358
Round 1		Thornton played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 357 to 407 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Thornton played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 294 to 374 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 0-2, -130.
Round 3		Thornton played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 431 to 288 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-2, +13.
Round 4		Thornton played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 399 to 349 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, +63.
Round 5		Thornton played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 300 to 385 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-3, -22.
Round 6		Thornton played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 375 to 260 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, +93.
Round 7		Thornton played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 469 to 311 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, +251.
Round 8		Thornton played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 515 to 264 (a spread of 251) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +502.
Round 9		Thornton played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 324 to 333 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +493.
Round 10		Thornton played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 262 to 385 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, +370.
Round 11		Thornton played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 323 to 446 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, +247.
Round 12		Thornton played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 384 to 361 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-6, +270.
Round 13		Thornton played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 395 to 345 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-6, +320.
Round 14		Thornton played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 331 to 339 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, +312.
Round 15		Thornton played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 367 to 262 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-7, +417.
Round 16		Thornton played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 369 to 340 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +446.
Round 17		Thornton played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 315 to 447 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-8, +314.
Round 18		Thornton played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 380 to 414 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-9, +280.
Round 19		Thornton played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 324 to 371 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-10, +233.
Round 20		Thornton played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 393 to 378 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-10, +248.
Round 21		Thornton played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 414 to 319 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-10, +343.
Round 22		Thornton played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 356 to 350 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-10, +349.
Round 23		Thornton played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and won 358 to 334 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-10, +373.
Round 24		Thornton played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 397 to 386 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-10, +384.
Round 25		Thornton played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 356 to 361 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-11, +379.
Round 26		Thornton played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 427 to 283 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-11, +523.
Round 27		Thornton played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 432 to 363 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-11, +592.
Round 28		Thornton played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 380 to 385 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-12, +587.
Round 29		Thornton played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 375 to 444 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-13, +518.
Round 30		Thornton played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 276 to 443 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Thornton had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 16-14, +351.

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