NSC 2011: Joey Krafchick [#1]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Joey Krafchick, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-12, +1263, and is ranked #7 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): Joey Surname(s): Krafchick Home: Roswell, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 413 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 1		Krafchick played #89 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 326 to 379 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -53. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Krafchick played #61 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 412 to 307 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +52.
Round 3		Krafchick played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 478 to 364 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +166.
Round 4		Krafchick played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and won 420 to 367 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +219.
Round 5		Krafchick played #34 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 383 to 318 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +284.
Round 6		Krafchick played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 550 to 343 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +491.
Round 7		Krafchick played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 336 to 366 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +461.
Round 8		Krafchick played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 419 to 348 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +532. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Krafchick played #2 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 413 to 434 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +511. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		Krafchick played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 401 to 405 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +507. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Krafchick played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 356 to 564 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +299.
Round 12		Krafchick played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 313 to 365 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, +247.
Round 13		Krafchick played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and lost 408 to 452 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-7, +203.
Round 14		Krafchick played #77 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 356 to 447 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-8, +112. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15		Krafchick played #69 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 403 to 338 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, +177.
Round 16		Krafchick played #21 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 502 to 361 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, +318.
Round 17		Krafchick played #60 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 568 to 310 (a spread of 258). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-8, +576.
Round 18		Krafchick played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 436 to 320 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +692.
Round 19		Krafchick played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 386 to 324 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +754.
Round 20		Krafchick played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 396 to 401 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +749.
Round 21		Krafchick played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 278 to 419 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-10, +608.
Round 22		Krafchick played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 470 to 285 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +793. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Krafchick played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 425 to 301 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +917.
Round 24		Krafchick played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 445 to 397 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +965.
Round 25		Krafchick played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 334 to 415 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +884.
Round 26		Krafchick played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 511 to 379 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +1016. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Krafchick played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 385 to 440 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +961.
Round 28		Krafchick played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +974.
Round 29		Krafchick played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 496 to 332 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +1138.
Round 30		Krafchick played #51 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 412 to 308 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +1242.
Round 31		Krafchick played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +1263.
After the Tournament		Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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