Joel Elkins [#19] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Elkins, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Elkins currently has a record of 12-16, -278, and is ranked #77 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): Joel Surname(s): Elkins Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Awards: Reigning Club 44 Champion Hobbies: Baseball and, oh, I don't know, Scrabble Occupation: Law Student NSC 2000 Division: 2 NSC 2000 Rank: 12/105, 19-12 +896 NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 125/132, 11-20 -654 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 84/172, 15-15 -9

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	29-21 (0.580)
Past 1-12 months	2-2 (0.500)	L WW L
Past 13-24 months	9-4 (0.692)	LL WWWW L WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	10-5 (0.667)	L WWW LL W LL WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 49-60 months	4-7 (0.364)	LL W L W LLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 503 Average for: 390 Average against: 400
Round 1		Elkins played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and lost 404 to 453 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Elkins’s record vs. Kang in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Elkins played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 413 to 429 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Elkins had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-2, -65.
Round 3		Elkins played #103 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 419 to 347 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Elkins had not played Weissman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, +7.
Round 4		Elkins played #28 Lawren Freebody (Los Angeles, CA) and won 468 to 352 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Elkins had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, +123.
Round 5		Elkins played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 415 to 409 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Elkins had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +129.
Round 6		Elkins played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 369 to 397 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Elkins had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +101.
Round 7		Elkins played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 377 to 442 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Elkins had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, +36.
Round 8		Elkins played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 360 to 315 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Elkins had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +81.
Round 9		Elkins played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 303 to 419 (a spread of -116). Before this event, Elkins had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, -35.
Round 10		Elkins played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 396 to 434 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Elkins had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -73.
Round 11		Elkins played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 433 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Elkins had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-7, -198.
Round 12		Elkins played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 389 to 408 (a spread of -19). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Elkins’s record vs. Weisskopf in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-8, -217.
Round 13		Elkins played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 451 to 368 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Elkins had not played Slivka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, -134.
Round 14		Elkins played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 313 to 355 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Elkins had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-9, -176.
Round 15		Elkins played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 376 to 424 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Elkins had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-10, -224.
Round 16		Elkins played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 385 to 448 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Elkins had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-11, -287.
Round 17		Elkins played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 485 to 336 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Elkins had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-11, -138.
Round 18		Elkins played #106 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 401 to 340 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Elkins had not played Wallis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-11, -77.
Round 19		Elkins played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 331 to 416 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Elkins had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-12, -162.
Round 20		Elkins played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and won 410 to 369 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Elkins had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-12, -121.
Round 21		Elkins played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) again and won 414 to 341 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Elkins’s record vs. Weisskopf in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-12, -48.
Round 22		Elkins played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 371 to 416 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Elkins had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-13, -93.
Round 23		Elkins played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 435 to 379 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Elkins had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-13, -37.
Round 24		Elkins played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 357 to 310 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Elkins had not played Pianowski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, +10.
Round 25		Elkins played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 503 to 408 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: PASADENA, CA Elkins’s record vs. Pearl in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, +105. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Elkins played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 376 to 435 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Elkins had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, +46.
Round 27		Elkins played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 284 to 476 (a spread of -192). Before this event, Elkins had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-15, -146.
Round 28		Elkins played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 412 to 544 (a spread of -132). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Elkins’s record vs. Singleton in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-16, -278.

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