NSC 2012: Trip Payne [#29]

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On this page, you will find information about Trip Payne, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, +76, and is ranked #35 in Division 1.

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): Trip Surname(s): Payne Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Awards: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion (93, 98, 04); first 32K winner on WWTBAM; featured in the movie Wordplay. Hobbies: Puzzles, pinball

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 403 Average against: 400
Before the Tournament		Payne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Payne played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 315 to 449 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -134.
Round 2		Payne played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 500 to 366 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +0. Payne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Payne played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 425 to 485 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, -60.
Round 4		Payne played #72 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 451 to 360 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +31.
Round 5		Payne played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 357 to 349 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +39.
Round 6		Payne played #62 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 383 to 365 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +57.
Round 7		Payne played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 512 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, -97.
Round 8		Payne played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 377 to 411 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -131.
Round 9		Payne played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 357 to 345 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, -119.
Round 10		Payne played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 424 to 403 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, -98.
Round 11		Payne played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 410 to 523 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, -211.
Round 12		Payne played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 370 to 394 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, -235.
Round 13		Payne played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 290 to 427 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-7, -372.
Round 14		Payne played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and won 441 to 368 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, -299.
Round 15		Payne played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 408 to 406 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, -297.
Round 16		Payne played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 345 to 495 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, -447.
Round 17		Payne played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 431 to 410 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, -426.
Round 18		Payne played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 406 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, -473.
Round 19		Payne played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 467 to 326 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, -332.
Round 20		Payne played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 375 to 349 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, -306.
Round 21		Payne played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 367 to 440 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, -379.
Round 22		Payne played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 456 to 330 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, -253.
Round 23		Payne played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 492 to 372 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, -133.
Round 24		Payne played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 401 to 420 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, -152.
Round 25		Payne played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 403 to 523 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-12, -272.
Round 26		Payne played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 516 to 330 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, -86.
Round 27		Payne played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 525 to 251 (a spread of 274). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +188.
Round 28		Payne played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 321 to 472 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +37.
Round 29		Payne played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 476 to 296 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-13, +217.
Round 30		Payne played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 307 to 411 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-14, +113.
Round 31		Payne played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 379 to 416 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-15, +76.

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