NASC 2018: Paul Epstein [1-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Epstein, who is competing at the 2018 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, -151, and is ranked #53 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): Paul Surname(s): Epstein Home: Ann Arbor, MI, United States Awards: 5th--NSC Dallas 1996, 5th--NSC San Diego 2002, 25th--WSC Melbourne 1999 Hobbies: Music, Standup Comedy

Round by Round
High score: 567 Average for: 400 Average against: 406
Round 1		Epstein played #40 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 455 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -93.
Round 2		Epstein played #60 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 408 to 394 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, -79.
Round 3		Epstein played #1 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 300 to 464 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, -243. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Epstein played #33 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 336 to 381 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -288.
Round 5		Epstein played #9 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 382 to 401 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-4, -307.
Round 6		Epstein played #34 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 511 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-5, -488.
Round 7		Epstein played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-5, -459.
Round 8		Epstein played #27 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 376 to 493 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-6, -576.
Round 9		Epstein played #19 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 351 to 393 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-7, -618.
Round 10		Epstein played #23 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 426 to 485 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-8, -677.
Round 11		Epstein recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-8, -627.
Round 12		Epstein played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-9, -683.
Round 13		Epstein played #44 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 324 to 527 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-10, -886.
Round 14		Epstein played #58 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 567 to 344 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-10, -663.
Round 15		Epstein played #62 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 473 to 403 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-10, -593.
Round 16		Epstein played #66 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 382 to 296 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-10, -507. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Epstein played #65 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 474 to 390 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-10, -423.
Round 18		Epstein played #59 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 527 to 336 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -232.
Round 19		Epstein played #50 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 393 to 399 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-11, -238.
Round 20		Epstein played #56 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 314 to 462 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-12, -386.
Round 21		Epstein played #55 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 387 to 531 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-13, -530. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Epstein played #36 Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) and won 490 to 281 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-13, -321.
Round 23		Epstein played #38 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 373 to 387 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-14, -335.
Round 24		Epstein played #46 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 389 to 429 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-15, -375.
Round 25		Epstein played #52 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 383 to 353 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-15, -345.
Round 26		Epstein played #5 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 392 to 411 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-16, -364.
Round 27		Epstein played #53 Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI) and lost 406 to 429 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-17, -387.
Round 28		Epstein played #54 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 451 to 355 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-17, -291.
Round 29		Epstein played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 475 to 347 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-17, -163.
Round 30		Epstein played #43 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-17, -141.
Round 31		Epstein played #41 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and lost 388 to 398 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-18, -151.

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