Paul Baginski [#5] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Baginski, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Baginski currently has a record of 19.5-8.5, +849, and is ranked #4 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): Baginski Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Age: 23 Awards: Department of Homeland Security Fellow Hobbies: Tennis, Movies, Integral Domains with Non-Unique Factorization Occupation: Logician

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	0.5-1.5 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	0.5-1.5 (0.250)	LT
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 506 Average for: 391 Average against: 360
Round 1		Baginski played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and lost 354 to 383 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2		Baginski played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 373 to 357 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3		Baginski played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 434 to 432 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Umali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -11.
Round 4		Baginski played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 282 to 451 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -180.
Round 5		Baginski played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 458 to 303 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, -25.
Round 6		Baginski played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and won 468 to 383 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +60.
Round 7		Baginski played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 391 to 335 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-2, +116.
Round 8		Baginski played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, +86.
Round 9		Baginski played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 365 to 409 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Pipi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +42.
Round 10		Baginski played #118 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 275 to 390 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Solis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, -73.
Round 11		Baginski played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 477 to 298 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +106.
Round 12		Baginski played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and won 385 to 272 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, +219.
Round 13		Baginski played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and tied at 388 . Before this event, Baginski had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +219.
Round 14		Baginski played #36 Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN) and won 506 to 311 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +414. Baginski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Baginski played #75 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 392 to 328 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Michlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +478.
Round 16		Baginski played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and won 436 to 316 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +598.
Round 17		Baginski played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 387 to 379 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +606.
Round 18		Baginski played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and won 365 to 311 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12.5-5.5, +660.
Round 19		Baginski played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 485 to 360 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Ornish in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13.5-5.5, +785.
Round 20		Baginski played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 335 to 437 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +683.
Round 21		Baginski played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 397 to 387 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Hyde in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +693.
Round 22		Baginski played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 319 to 281 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-6.5, +731.
Round 23		Baginski played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Baginski had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +691.
Round 24		Baginski played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 393 to 359 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-7.5, +725.
Round 25		Baginski played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 366 to 358 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17.5-7.5, +733. Baginski is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Baginski played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17.5-8.5, +662.
Round 27		Baginski played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and won 425 to 326 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18.5-8.5, +761.
Round 28		Baginski played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 427 to 339 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Baginski had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19.5-8.5, +849. Baginski is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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