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NSC 2009: Joe South [#33]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Joe South, 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 20-11, +820, and is ranked
#7 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Joe South]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/south_joe.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Joe Surname(s): South
 Home: Piqua, OH, USA
 Awards: 1st Place Elyria, OH Division C - March '09
 Hobbies: softball, frisbee golf
 Occupation: Young Life staff
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 561Average for: 406
 Average against: 380
 |  | Before the Tournament |  | South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Roberta Wechter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wechter_roberta.jpg)
 | South played #81  Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA)  and won 561 to 377 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +184. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Marsha Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillis_marsha_2.jpg)
 | South played #126  Marsha Gillis (OXR, AL)  and won 424 to 356 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +252. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berg_verna_richards_2.jpg)
 | South played #5  Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY)  and won 399 to 331 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +320. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Arthur McMillion]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcmillion_arthur_2.jpg)
 | South played #10  Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL)  and won 516 to 335 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +501. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_matt_4.jpg)
 | South played #6  Matt Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 442 to 378 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +565. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Dave Leonard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leonard_dave.jpg)
 | South played #15  Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY)  and lost 338 to 428 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +475. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Lynda Finn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finn_lynda.jpg)
 | South played #36  Lynda Finn (Madison, WI)  and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +485. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Errol Wilson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wilson_errol_4.jpg)
 | South played #3  Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY)  and won 460 to 376 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +569. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Stephen DeBacco]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/debacco_stephen.jpg)
 | South played #11  Stephen DeBacco (Weirton, WV)  and lost 369 to 417 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +521. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Scott McDougall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcdougall_scott_3.jpg)
 | South played #4  Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA)  and lost 293 to 388 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +426. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joev Dubach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dubach_joev_2.jpg)
 | South played #38  Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA)  and won 522 to 274 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +674. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Mike Stafford]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stafford_mike_2.jpg)
 | South played #2  Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH)  and won 393 to 345 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +722. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Maureen Kennerk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kennerk_maureen_3.jpg)
 | South played #19  Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH)  and won 429 to 382 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +769. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Stephanie Steele]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steele_stephanie_2.jpg)
 | South played #67  Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN)  and lost 292 to 418 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +643. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Stan Williams]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/williams_stan_3.jpg)
 | South played #34  Stan Williams (West Chester, PA)  and lost 311 to 356 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +598. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Vera Bigall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bigall_vera_2.jpg)
 | South played #29  Vera Bigall (East York ON)  and won 425 to 397 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +626. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Gigi Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_gigi.jpeg)
 | South played #26  Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV)  and won 409 to 346 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +689. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Connie Breitbeil]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | South played #66  Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 495 to 326 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +858. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Bradley Robbins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robbins_bradley.jpg)
 | South played #9  Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH)  and lost 364 to 410 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +812. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Stephanie Steele]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steele_stephanie_2.jpg)
 | South played #67  Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN)  again and lost 425 to 462 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +775. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Charles Merlis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/merlis_charles.jpg)
 | South played #27  Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT)  and lost 387 to 417 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +745. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Dan Terkell]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/terkell_dan.jpg)
 | South played #49  Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL)  and won 444 to 315 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +874. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Roy Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_roy.jpg)
 | South played #12  Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL)  and won 446 to 442 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +878. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jim Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_jim_2.jpg)
 | South played #17  Jim Hughes (Austin, TX)  and won 471 to 399 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +950. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_matt_4.jpg)
 | South played #6  Matt Canik (Austin, TX)  again and won 430 to 380 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +1000. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Tracy Bowman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bowman_tracy.jpg)
 | South played #64  Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL)  and won 408 to 401 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +1007. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
 | South played #7  Ben Lam (Toronto ON)  and won 383 to 379 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1011. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Dave Leonard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leonard_dave.jpg)
 | South played #15  Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY)  again and lost 299 to 444 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +866. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
 | South played #7  Ben Lam (Toronto ON)  again and won 434 to 317 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +983. South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Dave Leonard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leonard_dave.jpg)
 | South played #15  Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY)  for the third time and lost 333 to 393 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +923. South is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Lynda Finn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finn_lynda.jpg)
 | South played #36  Lynda Finn (Madison, WI)  again and lost 291 to 394 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +820. |  | After the Tournament |  | South is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | 
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