NSC 2009: Bill Payne [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Payne, 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 13-18, -161, and is ranked #104 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): Bill Surname(s): Payne Home: Calgary, AB, CAN Hobbies: Reading Hiking Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 364 Average against: 369
Round 1		Payne played #123 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 278 to 346 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Payne played #96 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 386 to 369 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -51.
Round 3		Payne played #56 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 381 to 351 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-1, -21.
Round 4		Payne played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 432 to 352 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +59.
Round 5		Payne played #37 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 281 to 434 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, -94.
Round 6		Payne played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 320 to 440 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, -214.
Round 7		Payne played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 402 to 410 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, -222.
Round 8		Payne played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 465 to 328 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-4, -85.
Round 9		Payne played #128 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 350 to 311 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-4, -46.
Round 10		Payne played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 367 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-5, -53.
Round 11		Payne played #20 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 352 to 401 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -102. Payne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Payne played #104 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 336 to 359 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-7, -125.
Round 13		Payne played #108 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 372 to 353 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-7, -106.
Round 14		Payne played #44 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 364 to 308 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-7, -50.
Round 15		Payne played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 406 to 278 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, +78.
Round 16		Payne played #76 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 385 to 292 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +171.
Round 17		Payne played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 317 to 411 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, +77.
Round 18		Payne played #14 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 449 to 296 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +230.
Round 19		Payne played #10 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +273.
Round 20		Payne played #25 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 295 to 402 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, +166.
Round 21		Payne played #39 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 335 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, +157.
Round 22		Payne played #23 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 411 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, +69.
Round 23		Payne played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 344 to 422 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-12, -9.
Round 24		Payne played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and won 432 to 277 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, +146.
Round 25		Payne played #61 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 404 to 461 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-13, +89.
Round 26		Payne played #83 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 318 to 490 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-14, -83.
Round 27		Payne played #28 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 313 to 416 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-15, -186.
Round 28		Payne played #95 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 421 to 328 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-15, -93.
Round 29		Payne played #5 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 384 to 397 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-16, -106.
Round 30		Payne played #109 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 322 to 343 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-17, -127.
Round 31		Payne played #107 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 380 to 414 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 13-18, -161.

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