NASC 2017: Joel Elkins [2-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Elkins, who is competing at the 2017 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 22-9, +1382, and is ranked #2 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): Joel Surname(s): Elkins Home: West Hollywood, CA, United States Hobbies: Baseball and, oh, I don't know, Scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 424 Average against: 379
Round 1		Elkins played #70 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 499 to 318 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +181. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Elkins played #51 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 374 to 466 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +89.
Round 3		Elkins played #34 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 394 to 376 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +107.
Round 4		Elkins played #60 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 434 to 317 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +224.
Round 5		Elkins played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 519 to 311 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +432. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Elkins played #25 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 361 to 481 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +312.
Round 7		Elkins played #14 Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +315. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Elkins played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 373 to 327 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +361. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Elkins played #18 Pat Gaboury (Palm city, FL) and lost 411 to 487 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +285.
Round 10		Elkins played #16 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 398 to 411 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +272.
Round 11		Elkins played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 476 to 334 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +414.
Round 12		Elkins played #68 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 375 to 344 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +445.
Round 13		Elkins played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 363 to 348 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +460. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Elkins played #28 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 408 to 438 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +430.
Round 15		Elkins played #9 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 413 to 294 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +549. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Elkins played #2 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 454 to 393 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +610. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Elkins played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 500 to 395 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +715. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Elkins played #69 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 538 to 327 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +926. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Elkins played #20 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 376 to 426 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +876. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Elkins played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) again and lost 386 to 414 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +848. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Elkins played #16 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) again and won 464 to 318 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +994. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Elkins played #14 Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) again and won 390 to 386 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +998. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Elkins played #1 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 415 to 401 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1012. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Elkins played #52 Conor Munro (Miramar, FL) and lost 434 to 450 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +996. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Elkins played #1 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) again and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +1014. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Elkins played #18 Pat Gaboury (Palm city, FL) again and won 440 to 290 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +1164. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Elkins played #20 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) again and won 451 to 429 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +1186. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Elkins played #25 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and won 482 to 367 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1301. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Elkins played #14 Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) for the third time and won 406 to 294 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +1413. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Elkins played #17 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) for the third time and lost 331 to 451 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1293.
Round 31		Elkins played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 469 to 380 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +1382.

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