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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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