NSC 2014: Adam Ginzberg [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Adam Ginzberg, who is competing at the 2014 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 16-15, +719, and is ranked #36 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): Adam Surname(s): Ginzberg Home: Swarthmore, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 650 Average for: 420 Average against: 397
Round 1		Ginzberg played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 363 to 449 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -86.
Round 2		Ginzberg played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 414 to 538 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -210.
Round 3		Ginzberg played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-3, -234.
Round 4		Ginzberg played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 385 to 420 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-4, -269.
Round 5		Ginzberg played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 335 to 325 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-4, -259.
Round 6		Ginzberg played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 475 to 356 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, -140.
Round 7		Ginzberg played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 387 to 449 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-5, -202.
Round 8		Ginzberg played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 551 to 335 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-5, +14.
Round 9		Ginzberg played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 446 to 343 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, +117.
Round 10		Ginzberg played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 295 to 423 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-6, -11.
Round 11		Ginzberg played #55 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 406 to 361 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, +34.
Round 12		Ginzberg played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, +31.
Round 13		Ginzberg played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 650 to 370 (a spread of 280). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-7, +311.
Round 14		Ginzberg played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 427 to 411 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +327.
Round 15		Ginzberg played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 331 to 378 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, +280.
Round 16		Ginzberg played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 415 to 387 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +308.
Round 17		Ginzberg played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 469 to 396 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +381.
Round 18		Ginzberg played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 505 to 367 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +519.
Round 19		Ginzberg played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 362 to 463 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, +418.
Round 20		Ginzberg played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 560 to 302 (a spread of 258). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +676.
Round 21		Ginzberg played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 382 to 440 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +618.
Round 22		Ginzberg played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 310 to 414 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, +514.
Round 23		Ginzberg played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 323 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +576.
Round 24		Ginzberg played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 370 to 432 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-12, +514.
Round 25		Ginzberg played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 391 to 474 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-13, +431.
Round 26		Ginzberg played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 472 to 321 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, +582.
Round 27		Ginzberg played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 422 to 314 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, +690.
Round 28		Ginzberg played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 435 to 467 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +658.
Round 29		Ginzberg played #60 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 470 to 348 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-14, +780.
Round 30		Ginzberg played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 467 to 397 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +850.
Round 31		Ginzberg played #16 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 338 to 469 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-15, +719.

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