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Back to NASC 2015 Players
NASC 2015: Paul Avrin [2-14]
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On this page, you will find information about
Paul Avrin, 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 18-13, +210, and is ranked
#13 in Division 2.
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 Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym |
Round by Round | High score: 540 Average for: 409 Average against: 402 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #77 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 414 to 379 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +35. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #49 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 384 to 424 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -5. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Robin Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lewis_robin_AA002369.jpg)
| Avrin played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 503 to 401 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +97. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Curtis Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_curtis.jpg)
| Avrin played #56 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 355 to 443 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +9. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Gunther Jacobi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jacobi_gunther_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 455 to 430 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +34. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)
| Avrin played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 359 to 323 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +70. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Edwin Roth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roth_edwin.jpg)
| Avrin played #57 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 459 to 451 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +78. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Bruce Shuman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shuman_bruce_3.jpg)
| Avrin played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 468 to 354 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +192. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
| Avrin played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 459 to 369 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +282. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of John Karris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/karris_john.jpg)
| Avrin played #2 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 327 to 468 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +141. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ralston_elizabeth.jpg)
| Avrin played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 299 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +297. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Mark Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_mark_AA000112.jpg)
| Avrin played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +257. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jeff Martin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| Avrin played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 444 to 423 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +278. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Tod Taylor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/taylor_tod_AA003389.jpg)
| Avrin played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and lost 407 to 416 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +269. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Martin Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weisskopf_martin.jpg)
| Avrin played #33 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +312. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Avrin played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 352 to 487 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +177. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Avrin played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 490 to 478 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +189. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 449 to 412 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +226. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 19 | ![[photo of Chris Williams]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/williams_chris_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 287 to 614 (a spread of -327). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, -101. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Avrin played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, -109. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Gwen Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stewart_gwen.jpg)
| Avrin played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, -57. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Carlene Wallis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wallis_carlene.jpeg)
| Avrin played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 334 to 414 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, -137. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Kit Morehead]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/morehead_kit.jpeg)
| Avrin played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 540 to 258 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +145. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Alan Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 407 to 336 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +216. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Avrin played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 408 to 451 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +173. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Matthew Ridout]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ridout_matthew.jpg)
| Avrin played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 341 to 504 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-11, +10. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Chris Schneider]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_chris.jpg)
| Avrin played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 399 to 433 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, -24. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_AA004345.jpg)
| Avrin played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, -63. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Ruchi Gupta]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gupta_ruchi.jpg)
| Avrin played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 430 to 296 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, +71. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Stefan Fatsis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_stefan.jpg)
| Avrin played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +85. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Gerry Greenside]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/greenside_gerry.jpg)
| Avrin played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 445 to 320 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, +210. |
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