NSC 2014: Terry Aitken [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Aitken, 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, -434, and is ranked #59 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): Terry Surname(s): Aitken Home: Stratford, ON, Canada Hobbies: flyfishing, music Occupation: retired family physician

Round by Round
High score: 461 Average for: 358 Average against: 372
Round 1		Aitken played #129 Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) and won 389 to 276 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +113.
Round 2		Aitken played #94 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 333 to 320 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3		Aitken played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and won 461 to 418 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +169.
Round 4		Aitken played #92 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 354 to 346 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-0, +177.
Round 5		Aitken played #27 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and won 379 to 369 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +187.
Round 6		Aitken played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 309 to 425 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-1, +71.
Round 7		Aitken played #47 Sander Post (Ottawa ON) and won 382 to 364 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-1, +89.
Round 8		Aitken played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and won 416 to 316 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +189.
Round 9		Aitken played #71 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 445 to 381 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +253.
Round 10		Aitken played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and lost 363 to 389 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +227. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Aitken played #66 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 259 to 390 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-3, +96.
Round 12		Aitken played #8 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 255 to 475 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-4, -124.
Round 13		Aitken played #63 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 347 to 430 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-5, -207.
Round 14		Aitken played #93 Sheldon Gartner (Yorktown Heights, NY) and won 391 to 316 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-5, -132.
Round 15		Aitken played #22 Jonathan Kent (Unknown city, NY) and won 348 to 347 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-5, -131.
Round 16		Aitken played #50 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 215 to 498 (a spread of -283). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-6, -414.
Round 17		Aitken played #51 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 416 to 346 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-6, -344.
Round 18		Aitken played #82 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 424 to 326 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-6, -246.
Round 19		Aitken played #6 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 331 to 351 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-7, -266.
Round 20		Aitken played #134 Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) and lost 360 to 369 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-8, -275.
Round 21		Aitken played #102 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 356 to 288 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-8, -207.
Round 22		Aitken played #144 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 388 to 349 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-8, -168.
Round 23		Aitken played #91 Dean Scouloukas (Independence, OH) and lost 332 to 500 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-9, -336.
Round 24		Aitken played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and won 352 to 324 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-9, -308.
Round 25		Aitken played #95 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 388 to 380 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-9, -300.
Round 26		Aitken played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 309 to 342 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-10, -333.
Round 27		Aitken played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-10, -302.
Round 28		Aitken played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and lost 328 to 399 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-11, -373.
Round 29		Aitken played #17 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 366 to 409 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17-12, -416.
Round 30		Aitken played #72 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 336 to 351 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 17-13, -431.
Round 31		Aitken played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and lost 383 to 386 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 17-14, -434.

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