NSC 2011: Paul Wood [#60]

[ 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 Paul Wood, 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 7-24, -1931, and is ranked #57 in Division 4.

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): Wood Home: Central City, IA, United States Hobbies: Rugby/Soccer Referee, Published Author, Gardens, Woodwork Occupation: Senior Manager

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 313 Average against: 376
Round 1		Wood played #2 Joe Gatz (Yukon, OK) and lost 303 to 417 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -114.
Round 2		Wood played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 255 to 419 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -278.
Round 3		Wood played #35 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 275 to 420 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-3, -423.
Round 4		Wood played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 238 to 425 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-4, -610.
Round 5		Wood played #53 Jack Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and lost 321 to 374 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-5, -663.
Round 6		Wood played #59 Miss Andrea Ciliberti (Van Nuys, CA) and won 419 to 265 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-5, -509.
Round 7		Wood played #52 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and lost 265 to 431 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-6, -675.
Round 8		Wood played #57 Elaine Livers (Maurice, LA) and lost 369 to 377 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-7, -683.
Round 9		Wood played #54 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and lost 235 to 334 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-8, -782.
Round 10		Wood played #44 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-8, -768.
Round 11		Wood played #40 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 237 to 365 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-9, -896.
Round 12		Wood played #58 Donald Turner (Garland, TX) and won 367 to 334 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-9, -863.
Round 13		Wood played #51 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 301 to 390 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-10, -952.
Round 14		Wood played #43 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 310 to 414 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-11, -1056.
Round 15		Wood played #56 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 333 to 321 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-11, -1044.
Round 16		Wood played #42 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 344 to 310 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-11, -1010.
Round 17		Wood played #39 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 265 to 491 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-12, -1236.
Round 18		Wood played #38 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 328 to 342 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-13, -1250.
Round 19		Wood played #48 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 300 to 395 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-14, -1345.
Round 20		Wood played #21 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 282 to 367 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-15, -1430.
Round 21		Wood played #45 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 481 to 260 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-15, -1209.
Round 22		Wood played #19 Kevin Rosenthal (Solon, OH) and lost 361 to 379 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-16, -1227.
Round 23		Wood played #22 Grace Harris (Calgary AB) and won 366 to 346 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-16, -1207.
Round 24		Wood played #26 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 289 to 327 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-17, -1245.
Round 25		Wood played #31 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 326 to 332 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-18, -1251.
Round 26		Wood played #27 Daniel Pounder (Slidell, LA) and lost 303 to 360 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-19, -1308.
Round 27		Wood played #11 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 291 to 382 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-20, -1399.
Round 28		Wood played #32 Nathan Hutson (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 428 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-21, -1494.
Round 29		Wood played #20 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 314 to 402 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-22, -1582.
Round 30		Wood played #36 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 238 to 469 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-23, -1813.
Round 31		Wood played #59 Miss Andrea Ciliberti (Van Nuys, CA) again and lost 295 to 413 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-24, -1931.

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