NSC 2010: Joel Elkins [#70]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Elkins, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, -416, and is ranked #73 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): Joel Surname(s): Elkins Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Awards: Reigning Club 44 Champion Hobbies: Baseball and, oh, I don't know, Scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 392 Average against: 405
Round 1		Elkins played #31 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 544 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-1, -204.
Round 2		Elkins played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 343 to 368 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -229.
Round 3		Elkins played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 415 to 444 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-3, -258.
Round 4		Elkins played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 324 to 395 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-4, -329.
Round 5		Elkins played #84 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 449 to 298 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-4, -178.
Round 6		Elkins played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 430 to 415 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-4, -163.
Round 7		Elkins played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 375 to 438 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-5, -226.
Round 8		Elkins played #101 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 475 to 382 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -133.
Round 9		Elkins played #112 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 426 to 369 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -76.
Round 10		Elkins played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 401 to 501 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -176.
Round 11		Elkins played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 437 to 282 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, -21.
Round 12		Elkins played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 429 to 484 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -76.
Round 13		Elkins played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 346 to 355 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -85.
Round 14		Elkins played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 442 to 337 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, +20.
Round 15		Elkins played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 481 to 427 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, +74.
Round 16		Elkins played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-8, +102.
Round 17		Elkins played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 438 to 334 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +206.
Round 18		Elkins played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 324 to 400 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, +130.
Round 19		Elkins played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 327 to 405 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, +52.
Round 20		Elkins played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 409 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-10, +54.
Round 21		Elkins played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 335 to 429 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-11, -40.
Round 22		Elkins played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 368 to 439 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-12, -111.
Round 23		Elkins played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 361 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, -72.
Round 24		Elkins played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 324 to 487 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, -235.
Round 25		Elkins played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 373 to 441 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-14, -303.
Round 26		Elkins played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 423 to 484 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-15, -364.
Round 27		Elkins played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and won 405 to 292 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-15, -251.
Round 28		Elkins played #96 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 284 to 465 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-16, -432.
Round 29		Elkins played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 382 to 374 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-16, -424.
Round 30		Elkins played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 429 to 426 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-16, -421.
Round 31		Elkins played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 395 to 390 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 15-16, -416.

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