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NSC 2009: Aaron Daly [#33]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Aaron Daly, who is competing
at the 2009 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 22-9, +1244, and is ranked
#3 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Aaron Daly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/daly_aaron.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Aaron Surname(s): Daly
 Home: Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 520Average for: 401
 Average against: 361
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Linda Bianca]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bianca_linda.jpg)
 | Daly played #52  Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC)  and won 471 to 266 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +205. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Colleen Shea]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shea_colleen.jpg)
 | Daly played #86  Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY)  and won 499 to 266 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +438. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Harold Stone]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stone_harold.jpg)
 | Daly played #1  Harold Stone (Winnipeg MB)  and won 393 to 341 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +490. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Laura Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_laura.jpg)
 | Daly played #61  Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA)  and won 426 to 323 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +593. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Max Karten]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Daly played #16  Max Karten (Barrington, RI)  and lost 295 to 416 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +472. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Nancy McCarroll]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccarroll_nancy_a_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #48  Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO)  and won 440 to 329 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +583. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Paul Mistrette]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mistrette_paul_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #15  Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ)  and won 445 to 344 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +684. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Christopher Walleck]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/walleck_christopher.jpg)
 | Daly played #18  Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH)  and lost 403 to 415 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +672. Daly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Daly is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Gail Opperman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/opperman_gail.jpg)
 | Daly played #73  Gail Opperman (Marion, WI)  and lost 314 to 401 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +585. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Russell Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stewart_russell.jpg)
 | Daly played #22  Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA)  and won 443 to 403 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +625. Daly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Daly is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #12  Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON)  and lost 229 to 475 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +379. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Marie Filandro]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/filandro_marie.jpg)
 | Daly played #63  Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE)  and won 401 to 272 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +508. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Trish Harrop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrop_trish_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #25  Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN)  and won 357 to 350 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +515. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Brian Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_brian.jpg)
 | Daly played #2  Brian Miller (Orlando, FL)  and lost 335 to 451 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +399. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Kevin Sears]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sears_kevin.jpg)
 | Daly played #36  Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY)  and won 402 to 375 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +426. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Barbara Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_barbara.jpg)
 | Daly played #44  Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN)  and won 520 to 256 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +690. |  | Round 17 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Daly played #24  Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN)  and won 427 to 362 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +755. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/knobelsdorf_joan_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #26  Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL)  and lost 332 to 417 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +670. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Chris Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_chris_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #3  Chris Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 438 to 353 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +755. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindgren_tapani.jpg)
 | Daly played #19  Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA)  and won 465 to 355 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +865. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Daniel Citron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/citron_daniel.jpg)
 | Daly played #27  Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL)  and won 426 to 338 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +953. Daly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Emily James]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/james_emily_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #58  Emily James (Petrolia ON)  and won 408 to 322 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1039. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Dave Rauppius]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Daly played #31  Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA)  and won 458 to 305 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +1192. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jim Fonti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fonti_jim_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #34  Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY)  and won 416 to 362 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-6, +1246. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Chris Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_chris_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #3  Chris Canik (Austin, TX)  again and won 387 to 376 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +1257. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Cheryl Allen-Munley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/allen_munley_cheryl.jpg)
 | Daly played #7  Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ)  and won 398 to 388 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +1267. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Max Karten]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Daly played #16  Max Karten (Barrington, RI)  again and lost 366 to 480 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-7, +1153. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindgren_tapani.jpg)
 | Daly played #19  Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA)  again and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +1130. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Russell Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stewart_russell.jpg)
 | Daly played #22  Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA)  again and won 413 to 359 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-8, +1184. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Chris Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_chris_2.jpg)
 | Daly played #3  Chris Canik (Austin, TX)  for the third time and lost 367 to 397 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +1154. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindgren_tapani.jpg)
 | Daly played #19  Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA)  for the third time and won 391 to 301 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 22-9, +1244. |  | After the Tournament |  | Daly is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | 
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