NASC 2018: Terry Aitken [3-61]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Aitken, 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 18-13, -307, and is ranked #23 in Division 3.

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): Terry Surname(s): Aitken Home: Stratford, ON, Canada Hobbies: reading, hiking, music, gardening Occupation: retired family physician

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 372 Average against: 382
Round 1		Aitken played #52 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and won 357 to 290 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +67. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Aitken played #5 Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) and lost 315 to 450 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		Aitken played #103 Jamie Chew (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 350 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, -15.
Round 4		Aitken played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 305 to 510 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, -220. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Aitken played #85 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 411 to 312 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -121.
Round 6		Aitken played #10 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 337 to 345 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -129.
Round 7		Aitken played #35 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 493 to 436 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, -72.
Round 8		Aitken played #66 Russell McKinstry (Cape Cod, MA) and lost 325 to 430 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -177.
Round 9		Aitken played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 239 to 461 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-5, -399. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Aitken played #11 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 448 to 345 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, -296.
Round 11		Aitken played #67 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 464 to 351 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-5, -183.
Round 12		Aitken played #36 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 370 to 361 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, -174.
Round 13		Aitken played #3 J Mercatante (South Burlington, VT) and won 412 to 344 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, -106. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Aitken played #48 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 264 to 441 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, -283.
Round 15		Aitken played #90 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 339 to 319 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-6, -263.
Round 16		Aitken played #82 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 345 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, -207. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Aitken played #31 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 434 to 408 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, -181. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Aitken played #78 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 349 to 375 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, -207. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Aitken played #93 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 264 to 470 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, -413.
Round 20		Aitken played #54 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 285 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, -289. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Aitken played #25 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 444 to 385 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, -230. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Aitken played #41 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 357 to 434 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, -307. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Aitken played #71 Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 405 to 362 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, -264. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Aitken played #22 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 391 to 392 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, -265. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Aitken played #42 Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 402 to 360 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, -223. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Aitken played #14 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 404 to 447 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, -266. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Aitken played #87 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 354 to 313 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, -225. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Aitken played #42 Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) again and lost 306 to 409 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, -328.
Round 29		Aitken played #47 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 384 to 388 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, -332.
Round 30		Aitken played #19 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 362 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, -318. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Aitken played #30 Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) and won 365 to 354 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, -307. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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