NSC 2014: Michael Gincel [#63]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Gincel, 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 13-18, -950, and is ranked #62 in Division 4.

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): Michael Surname(s): Gincel Home: Lakewood, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 417 Average for: 333 Average against: 364
Round 1		Gincel played #9 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 296 to 477 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -181.
Round 2		Gincel played #20 Randy Morrison (Richmond, VA) and lost 307 to 437 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-2, -311.
Round 3		Gincel played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and lost 376 to 378 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-3, -313. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gincel played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 353 to 326 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -286.
Round 5		Gincel played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and won 324 to 308 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, -270.
Round 6		Gincel played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 277 to 364 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-4, -357.
Round 7		Gincel played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 347 to 237 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, -247.
Round 8		Gincel played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, -236.
Round 9		Gincel played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 319 to 335 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, -252.
Round 10		Gincel played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and lost 268 to 366 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-6, -350.
Round 11		Gincel played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 307 to 404 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-7, -447.
Round 12		Gincel played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 354 to 353 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-7, -446.
Round 13		Gincel played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 278 to 417 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-8, -585.
Round 14		Gincel played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and lost 312 to 350 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-9, -623. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gincel played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and lost 276 to 294 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-10, -641.
Round 16		Gincel played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 315 to 304 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-10, -630.
Round 17		Gincel played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 353 to 267 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-10, -544.
Round 18		Gincel played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 417 to 404 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-10, -531.
Round 19		Gincel played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 380 to 300 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -451.
Round 20		Gincel played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 384 to 350 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-10, -417.
Round 21		Gincel played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 415 to 361 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, -363.
Round 22		Gincel played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 332 to 319 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-10, -350. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Gincel played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and won 315 to 311 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, -346.
Round 24		Gincel played #43 James Krycka (Shirley, MA) and lost 395 to 439 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, -390.
Round 25		Gincel played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and lost 320 to 426 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-12, -496.
Round 26		Gincel played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 346 to 373 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, -523.
Round 27		Gincel played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) and lost 328 to 372 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-14, -567.
Round 28		Gincel played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, -642.
Round 29		Gincel played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 303 to 432 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-16, -771.
Round 30		Gincel played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-17, -801.
Round 31		Gincel played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) again and lost 285 to 434 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-18, -950.

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