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Back to NASC 2015 Players
NASC 2015: Joel Elkins [1-52]
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On this page, you will find information about
Joel Elkins, who is competing
at the 2015 North American 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, -278, and is ranked
#61 in Division 1.
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 | ![[photo of Joel Elkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/elkins_joel.jpeg)
| Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Elkins Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Hobbies: Baseball and, oh, I don't know, Scrabble |
Round by Round | High score: 585 Average for: 418 Average against: 429 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| Elkins played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 509 to 341 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +168. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| Elkins played #8 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 382 to 431 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +119. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | | Elkins recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +169. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_3.jpg)
| Elkins played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 419 to 431 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, +157. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matsumoto_kenji_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 424 to 562 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-3, +19. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 307 to 648 (a spread of -341). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-4, -322. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| Elkins played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 391 to 400 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-5, -331. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Elkins played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 361 to 338 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-5, -308. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Ken Kasney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kasney_ken_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 446 to 398 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -260. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/del_solar_cesar_3.jpg)
| Elkins played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 365 to 509 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-6, -404. | Round 11 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Elkins played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 380 to 634 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-7, -658. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Elkins played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and won 463 to 461 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-7, -656. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Paul Erland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/erland_paul.jpg)
| Elkins played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 394 to 387 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-7, -649. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Marlene Milkent]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/milkent_marlene.jpg)
| Elkins played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 423 to 376 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, -602. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fukawa-connelly_kate_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 414 to 463 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, -651. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Nick Meyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/meyer_nick.jpg)
| Elkins played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 402 to 409 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-9, -658. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Greg Heidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)
| Elkins played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 375 to 428 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-10, -711. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Tasha Asberry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/asberry_tasha.jpg)
| Elkins played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 386 to 460 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-11, -785. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tillekeratne_siri.jpg)
| Elkins played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 489 to 309 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-11, -605. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| Elkins played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 346 to 359 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-12, -618. | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Elkins played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 396 to 437 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-13, -659. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Wallace Schultz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schultz_wallace_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 451 to 422 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-13, -630. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Alan Kait]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kait_alan.jpg)
| Elkins played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 436 to 383 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, -577. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| Elkins played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-14, -602. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Judy Newhouse]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/newhouse_judy_2.jpg)
| Elkins played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 402 to 451 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-15, -651. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Mark Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miller_mark.jpg)
| Elkins played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 441 to 516 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-16, -726. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Scott McManus]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcmanus_scott_AA001881.jpg)
| Elkins played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 512 to 354 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-16, -568. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
| Elkins played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 427 to 555 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-17, -696. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dambrosio_bruce.jpeg)
| Elkins played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 585 to 294 (a spread of 291). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-17, -405. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Tom Bond]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bond_tom.jpg)
| Elkins played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 501 to 369 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-17, -273. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Reid Hattaway]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hattaway_reid.jpg)
| Elkins played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 356 to 361 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-18, -278. |
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