NSC 2008: Paul Avrin [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 16-12, +727, and is ranked #27 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

[photo of Paul Avrin]

Given name(s): Paul
Surname(s): Avrin
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50)
Hobbies: travel, sports, gym
Occupation: retired HS math teacher
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 27/65, 142.0 credits
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 57/302, 13-9 +681
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 50, 13-8 +73
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 -58
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 23/176, 17-10 +93
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 97/134, 12-15 -147
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 15/106, 17-10 +221
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 94/126, 14-17 -719
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 49/105, 16-15 +30
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 96/132, 14-17 -603
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 133/172, 13-17 -478
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 83/87, 10-18 -627
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 56/102, 14-14 -604
WSC 1995 Rank: 42

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 408 Average against: 382
Round 1		Avrin played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 436 to 335 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Avrin played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 562 to 342 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +321.
Round 3		Avrin played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 440 to 305 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +456.
Round 4		Avrin played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 470 to 376 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +550.
Round 5		Avrin played #115 Charles Smith (Durham, NC) and lost 413 to 436 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +527. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Avrin played #62 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 434 to 417 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +544.
Round 7		Avrin played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 418 to 472 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +490. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Avrin played #44 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 374 to 451 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +413.
Round 9		Avrin played #119 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 369 to 377 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +405.
Round 10		Avrin played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and won 385 to 333 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +457.
Round 11		Avrin played #93 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 373 to 486 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, +344.
Round 12		Avrin played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 376 to 315 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +405.
Round 13		Avrin played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 301 to 441 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +265.
Round 14		Avrin played #134 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 439 to 349 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +355. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Avrin played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 419 to 380 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +394.
Round 16		Avrin played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 507 to 361 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +540.
Round 17		Avrin played #117 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 484 to 339 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +685.
Round 18		Avrin played #11 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 371 to 427 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +629.
Round 19		Avrin played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 273 to 495 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +407.
Round 20		Avrin played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 449 to 300 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +556.
Round 21		Avrin played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 427 to 232 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +751.
Round 22		Avrin played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 341 to 465 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +627.
Round 23		Avrin played #136 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 387 to 462 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +552.
Round 24		Avrin played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and won 416 to 342 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +626.
Round 25		Avrin played #116 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 344 to 453 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +517.
Round 26		Avrin played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 369 to 389 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +497.
Round 27		Avrin played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 369 to 278 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +588.
Round 28		Avrin played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) again and won 473 to 334 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +727.

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