NSC 2014: Aaron Finkel [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Aaron Finkel, 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 19-12, +456, and is ranked #21 in Division 3.

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): Aaron Surname(s): Finkel Home: Fairview, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 382 Average against: 367
Round 1		Finkel played #146 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 324 to 357 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -33.
Round 2		Finkel played #93 Sheldon Gartner (Yorktown Heights, NY) and won 372 to 359 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Finkel played #57 Andre Popadynec (Toronto ON) and won 462 to 354 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, +88.
Round 4		Finkel played #11 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 382 to 357 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +113.
Round 5		Finkel played #123 Mary E Goulet (Mclean, VA) and won 412 to 287 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +238.
Round 6		Finkel played #113 Bob Krause (Maspeth, NY) and won 409 to 364 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +283. Finkel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Finkel played #143 Pat Nahaczewski (Massapequa, NY) and won 449 to 291 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +441.
Round 8		Finkel played #71 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 381 to 380 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +442.
Round 9		Finkel played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +402.
Round 10		Finkel played #21 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and won 387 to 331 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-2, +458.
Round 11		Finkel played #124 Jillian Bathgate (Toronto ON) and won 469 to 305 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +622.
Round 12		Finkel played #60 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 310 to 368 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +564.
Round 13		Finkel played #66 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 428 to 418 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +574.
Round 14		Finkel played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 366 to 363 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +577.
Round 15		Finkel played #46 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 433 to 344 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +666.
Round 16		Finkel played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 474 to 365 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +775.
Round 17		Finkel played #26 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 354 to 460 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-4, +669.
Round 18		Finkel played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and won 444 to 386 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-4, +727.
Round 19		Finkel played #5 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 302 to 306 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +723.
Round 20		Finkel played #4 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 386 to 437 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +672.
Round 21		Finkel played #6 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 384 to 336 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +720.
Round 22		Finkel played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 479 to 300 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +899.
Round 23		Finkel played #8 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 432 to 336 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-6, +995.
Round 24		Finkel played #63 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 325 to 318 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1002.
Round 25		Finkel played #3 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 393 to 362 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1033.
Round 26		Finkel played #34 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and lost 271 to 390 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +914.
Round 27		Finkel played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) again and lost 337 to 386 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +865.
Round 28		Finkel played #26 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 249 to 503 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-9, +611.
Round 29		Finkel played #22 Jonathan Kent (Unknown city, NY) and lost 345 to 372 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-10, +584.
Round 30		Finkel played #66 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) again and lost 320 to 403 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-11, +501.
Round 31		Finkel played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 391 to 436 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 19-12, +456.

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