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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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