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NSC 2012: Aldo Cardia [#60]
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On this page, you will find information about
Aldo Cardia, 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 15.5-15.5, +638, and is ranked
#40 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 | ![[photo of Aldo Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_aldo.jpg)
| Given name(s): Aldo Surname(s): Cardia Home: New York, NY, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 519 Average for: 407 Average against: 386 | Before the Tournament | | Cardia is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/appel_scott.jpg)
| Cardia played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 400 to 430 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -30. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| Cardia played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 378 to 386 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -38. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Karl Higby]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/higby_karl.jpg)
| Cardia played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 490 to 337 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, +115. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/przybyszewski_mark.jpeg)
| Cardia played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 379 to 395 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-3, +99. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Cheryl Tyler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tyler_cheryl_3.jpg)
| Cardia played #72 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 337 to 536 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-4, -100. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
| Cardia played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 477 to 304 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-4, +73. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Robert Kahn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kahn_robert_5.jpg)
| Cardia played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 333 to 555 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-5, -149. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Robert Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillis_robert.jpeg)
| Cardia played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 519 to 253 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-5, +117. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Judy Newhouse]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/newhouse_judy_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 417 to 345 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-5, +189. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hall_jeremy.jpg)
| Cardia played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 457 to 364 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, +282. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Cardia played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 333 to 397 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-6, +218. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schoenbrun_ben.jpg)
| Cardia played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 421 to 448 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, +191. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Randy Greenspan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/greenspan_randy.jpg)
| Cardia played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 366 to 467 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-8, +90. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Greg Heidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
| Cardia played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 441 to 407 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-8, +124. Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mike Baron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #48 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 398 to 445 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-9, +77. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jesse Matthews]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg)
| Cardia played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 392 to 373 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-9, +96. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dambrosio_bruce.jpeg)
| Cardia played #59 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 468 to 310 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-9, +254. Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Erickson Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_erickson.jpg)
| Cardia played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and lost 323 to 422 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-10, +155. Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 19 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 456 to 312 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-10, +299. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Ryan Fischer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fischer_ryan.jpg)
| Cardia played #38 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, +349. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Eric Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/goldstein_eric_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 420 to 426 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, +343. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 400 to 452 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-12, +291. | Round 23 | ![[photo of John Karris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/karris_john.jpg)
| Cardia played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 402 to 324 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-12, +369. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Michael Thelen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thelen_michael_3.jpg)
| Cardia played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 453 to 357 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-12, +465. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Thomas Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_thomas_2.jpg)
| Cardia played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 397 to 268 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-12, +594. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Ross Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_ross_3.jpg)
| Cardia played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 402 to 361 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +635. | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cardia played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 355 to 375 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +615. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| Cardia played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 451 to 456 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-14, +610. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Cardia played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 384 to 313 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-14, +681. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Cardia played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and tied at 330. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +681. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Cardia played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) again and lost 384 to 427 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +638. |
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