SPC 2025: Daniel Tinkelman [3-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Tinkelman, 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 16.5-14.5, -276, and is ranked #29 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): Daniel Surname(s): Tinkelman Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 389 Average against: 398
Round 1		Tinkelman played #43 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 393 to 311 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +82.
Round 2		Tinkelman played #63 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 351 to 401 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +32.
Round 3		Tinkelman played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and won 419 to 393 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +58.
Round 4		Tinkelman played #30 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 417 to 386 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +89.
Round 5		Tinkelman played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 379 to 462 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +6. Tinkelman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Tinkelman played #14 Susan Bertoni (Pfafftown, NC) and lost 383 to 436 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, -47.
Round 7		Tinkelman played #64 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, -56.
Round 8		Tinkelman played #78 Robbin Steif (West Hollywood, CA) and won 399 to 395 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, -52.
Round 9		Tinkelman played #69 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and won 426 to 344 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +30.
Round 10		Tinkelman played #67 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, -33.
Round 11		Tinkelman played #79 Charlie Mann (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 360 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, -17.
Round 12		Tinkelman played #61 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 330 to 432 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, -119.
Round 13		Tinkelman played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 372 to 352 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, -99.
Round 14		Tinkelman played #37 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, -75.
Round 15		Tinkelman played #11 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 465 to 315 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +75. Tinkelman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Tinkelman played #10 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 381 to 421 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +35.
Round 17		Tinkelman played #58 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 396 to 488 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, -57.
Round 18		Tinkelman played #33 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and tied at 390. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -57.
Round 19		Tinkelman played #1 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 358 to 353 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10.5-8.5, -52.
Round 20		Tinkelman played #25 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 441 to 372 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +17.
Round 21		Tinkelman played #62 Katherine Edwards (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 390 to 459 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -52.
Round 22		Tinkelman played #45 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 400 to 306 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +42.
Round 23		Tinkelman played #15 Maury Zeff (San Francisco, CA) and lost 300 to 407 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -65.
Round 24		Tinkelman played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and lost 358 to 432 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -139.
Round 25		Tinkelman played #55 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 407 to 400 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -132.
Round 26		Tinkelman played #54 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 509 to 416 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14.5-11.5, -39.
Round 27		Tinkelman played #24 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 448 to 325 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +84.
Round 28		Tinkelman played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 341 to 467 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-12.5, -42.
Round 29		Tinkelman played #36 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 435 to 405 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16.5-12.5, -12.
Round 30		Tinkelman played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 351 to 430 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16.5-13.5, -91.
Round 31		Tinkelman played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and lost 333 to 518 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16.5-14.5, -276.

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