NASC 2015: Paul Mishkin [2-59]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Mishkin, 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, +400, and is ranked #11 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
	Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Mishkin Home: San Francisco, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 379 Average against: 367
Round 1		Mishkin played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 353 to 396 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Mishkin played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 374 to 358 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -27.
Round 3		Mishkin played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 393 to 388 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, -22.
Round 4		Mishkin played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 358 to 398 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, -62.
Round 5		Mishkin played #73 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 387 to 310 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +15.
Round 6		Mishkin played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 462 to 276 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +201. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Mishkin played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 366 to 480 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +87. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Mishkin played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 388 to 361 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +114. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Mishkin played #53 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and lost 286 to 369 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +31. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Mishkin played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +40. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Mishkin played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 352 to 376 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +16.
Round 12		Mishkin played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 382 to 408 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-6, -10.
Round 13		Mishkin played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 360 to 299 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +51. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Mishkin played #52 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 380 to 303 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +128.
Round 15		Mishkin played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 449 to 300 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +277.
Round 16		Mishkin played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 449 to 361 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +365. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Mishkin played #28 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 438 to 342 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +461. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Mishkin played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 321 to 335 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +447.
Round 19		Mishkin played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 381 to 372 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +456. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Mishkin played #14 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +464. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Mishkin played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 321 to 595 (a spread of -274). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +190. Mishkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Mishkin played #57 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 383 to 300 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +273.
Round 23		Mishkin played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 414 to 314 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-8, +373.
Round 24		Mishkin played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 462 to 320 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-8, +515.
Round 25		Mishkin played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 331 to 430 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-9, +416.
Round 26		Mishkin played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +373.
Round 27		Mishkin played #6 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 420 to 343 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +450.
Round 28		Mishkin played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 382 to 355 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-10, +477.
Round 29		Mishkin played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) again and lost 335 to 381 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +431.
Round 30		Mishkin played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 358 to 373 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +416.
Round 31		Mishkin played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) again and lost 341 to 357 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +400.

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