NSC 2010: Mark Edelson [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Edelson, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, -158, and is ranked #68 in Division 1.

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): Mark Surname(s): Edelson Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 400 Average against: 405
Round 1		Edelson played #56 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 433 to 354 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Edelson played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 450 to 462 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3		Edelson played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 358 to 407 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, +18.
Round 4		Edelson played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 459 to 320 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +157.
Round 5		Edelson played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 468 to 429 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +196.
Round 6		Edelson played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 353 to 319 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +230.
Round 7		Edelson played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 368 to 532 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +66.
Round 8		Edelson played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 456 to 326 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +196.
Round 9		Edelson played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 380 to 504 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +72.
Round 10		Edelson played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 494 to 335 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +231.
Round 11		Edelson played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 275 to 537 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, -31.
Round 12		Edelson played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 358 to 404 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -77.
Round 13		Edelson played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 514 to 323 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +114.
Round 14		Edelson played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 418 to 437 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +95.
Round 15		Edelson played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 318 to 452 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-8, -39.
Round 16		Edelson played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 401 to 421 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -59.
Round 17		Edelson played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 411 to 396 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -44.
Round 18		Edelson played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 434 to 391 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, -1.
Round 19		Edelson played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 399 to 468 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-10, -70.
Round 20		Edelson played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 409 to 411 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -72.
Round 21		Edelson played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 339 to 424 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-12, -157.
Round 22		Edelson played #86 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 322 to 464 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-13, -299.
Round 23		Edelson played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 448 to 408 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-13, -259.
Round 24		Edelson played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 501 to 356 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-13, -114.
Round 25		Edelson played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 348 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, -29.
Round 26		Edelson played #43 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and lost 391 to 440 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-14, -78.
Round 27		Edelson played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 450 to 371 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-14, +1.
Round 28		Edelson played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 317 to 454 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-15, -136.
Round 29		Edelson played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 294 to 427 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-16, -269.
Round 30		Edelson played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 333 to 235 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-16, -171.
Round 31		Edelson played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 409 to 396 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-16, -158.

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