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 3-4, -40, and is ranked #40 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: 480 Average for: 406 Average against: 412
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) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Elkins played #49 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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