NSC 2014: Daniel Blake [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Blake, 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 17-14, +171, and is ranked #39 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): Daniel Surname(s): Blake Home: Guilderland, NY, United States Hobbies: Sports, Movies, Games, Travel, Enjoying Life.

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 404 Average against: 399
Round 1		Blake played #77 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 377 to 347 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Blake played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 395 to 363 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-0, +62.
Round 3		Blake played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 431 to 385 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-0, +108.
Round 4		Blake played #59 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 360 to 477 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-1, -9.
Round 5		Blake played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 367 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +77.
Round 6		Blake played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and won 385 to 322 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-1, +140.
Round 7		Blake played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 422 to 390 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-1, +172.
Round 8		Blake played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 447 to 353 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +266.
Round 9		Blake played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 363 to 435 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +194.
Round 10		Blake played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 435 to 414 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-2, +215.
Round 11		Blake played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 453 to 374 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +294.
Round 12		Blake played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 392 to 437 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +249.
Round 13		Blake played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 346 to 468 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-4, +127. Blake is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Blake played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 318 to 452 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-5, -7.
Round 15		Blake played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 314 to 421 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-6, -114.
Round 16		Blake played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 321 to 503 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-7, -296.
Round 17		Blake played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 346 to 386 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-8, -336.
Round 18		Blake played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 456 to 373 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-8, -253.
Round 19		Blake played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 545 to 348 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-8, -56. Blake is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Blake played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 448 to 388 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-8, +4.
Round 21		Blake played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 323 to 414 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-9, -87.
Round 22		Blake played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 369 to 421 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-10, -139.
Round 23		Blake played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and lost 354 to 464 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-11, -249.
Round 24		Blake played #33 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-12, -271.
Round 25		Blake played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 436 to 408 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-12, -243.
Round 26		Blake played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 450 to 457 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -250.
Round 27		Blake played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 414 to 297 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, -133.
Round 28		Blake played #104 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 481 to 303 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +45.
Round 29		Blake played #36 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 559 to 410 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-13, +194.
Round 30		Blake played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 480 to 411 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-13, +263.
Round 31		Blake played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 295 to 387 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-14, +171.

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