SPC 2025: Joel Elkins [2-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Elkins, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +1040, and is ranked #16 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: 543 Average for: 422 Average against: 388
Round 1		Elkins played #59 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 429 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Elkins played #46 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 341 to 418 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-2, -147.
Round 3		Elkins played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 422 to 373 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, -98.
Round 4		Elkins played #32 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 392 to 415 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, -121.
Round 5		Elkins played #41 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 441 to 426 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, -106. Elkins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Elkins played #8 Robert DeSimone (Norwalk, CT) and lost 406 to 457 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-4, -157.
Round 7		Elkins played #61 Skyler Lutz (New York City, NY) and won 480 to 363 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-4, -40.
Round 8		Elkins played #64 Letitia Sears (Vancouver BC) and lost 356 to 433 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-5, -117.
Round 9		Elkins played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 397 to 368 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-5, -88.
Round 10		Elkins played #31 Gary Skowronski (Okemos, MI) and won 440 to 329 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +23.
Round 11		Elkins played #51 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 538 to 332 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +229.
Round 12		Elkins played #23 Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 543 to 286 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +486.
Round 13		Elkins played #15 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 344 to 442 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, +388.
Round 14		Elkins played #38 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 443 to 385 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-6, +446.
Round 15		Elkins played #21 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and lost 397 to 430 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-7, +413.
Round 16		Elkins played #9 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 415 to 422 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-8, +406.
Round 17		Elkins played #37 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 421 to 264 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +563.
Round 18		Elkins played #26 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 372 to 377 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-9, +558.
Round 19		Elkins played #48 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 366 to 453 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-10, +471.
Round 20		Elkins played #12 Patrick Beatrez (North Olmsted, OH) and lost 434 to 444 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-11, +461.
Round 21		Elkins played #22 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 455 to 313 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-11, +603.
Round 22		Elkins played #44 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 489 to 307 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-11, +785.
Round 23		Elkins played #58 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 489 to 313 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +961.
Round 24		Elkins played #18 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 301 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +1063.
Round 25		Elkins played #53 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 367 to 449 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, +981.
Round 26		Elkins played #40 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 420 to 419 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +982.
Round 27		Elkins played #29 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 406 to 407 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +981.
Round 28		Elkins played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 425 to 465 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +941.
Round 29		Elkins played #56 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 492 to 443 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-14, +990.
Round 30		Elkins played #57 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 417 to 379 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-14, +1028.
Round 31		Elkins played #45 Cameron Siegal (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 412 to 400 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +1040.

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