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NSC 2012: Michael Gincel [#59]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Michael Gincel, who is competing
at the 2012 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 7-24, -2804, and is ranked
#59 in Division 4.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Gincel
 Home: Lakewood, NJ, United States
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 402Average for: 289
 Average against: 379
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Lindsey Dimmick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dimmick_lindsey.jpg)
 | Gincel played #1  Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA)  and lost 205 to 513 (a spread of -308). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -308. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Betty C McDaniel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcdaniel_betty.jpg)
 | Gincel played #23  Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ)  and lost 280 to 351 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-2, -379. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Annie Adkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/adkins_annie.jpg)
 | Gincel played #44  Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK)  and lost 262 to 344 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-3, -461. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of JC Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/green_jc_4.jpg)
 | Gincel played #33  JC Green (Lealman, FL)  and lost 316 to 340 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-4, -485. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Norman Wei]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wei_norman.jpg)
 | Gincel played #54  Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL)  and lost 318 to 325 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-5, -492. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jim Laris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/laris_jim.jpg)
 | Gincel played #45  Jim Laris (Altadena, CA)  and lost 262 to 451 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-6, -681. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Pamela Cass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cass_pamela.jpg)
 | Gincel played #35  Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH)  and lost 231 to 377 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-7, -827. |  | Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #56  John, Jr Apissoghomian  (Montreal QC)  and lost 250 to 377 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-8, -954. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Eliza Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_eliza.jpg)
 | Gincel played #58  Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and won 303 to 289 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-8, -940. |  | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #9  Ashley Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 263 to 433 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-9, -1110. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #52  Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL)  and lost 339 to 357 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-10, -1128. |  | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #57  Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN)  and lost 255 to 341 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-11, -1214. |  | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #25  Andrea Williams (North Mankato, MN)  and won 335 to 318 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-11, -1197. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #60  Judy Troutman (Unknown city, NE)  and won 311 to 299 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-11, -1185. |  | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #47  Jacob Radack (Washington, DC)  and won 339 to 247 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-11, -1093. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Kirk Troutman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/troutman_kirk.jpg)
 | Gincel played #13  Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE)  and lost 279 to 334 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-12, -1148. |  | Round 17 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #51  Margie Fickes (Palmetto Bay, FL)  and lost 298 to 350 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-13, -1200. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
 | Gincel played #50  Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON)  and lost 273 to 349 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-14, -1276. |  | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #48  Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL)  and lost 281 to 335 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-15, -1330. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Jean Trotman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/trotman_jean_2.jpg)
 | Gincel played #49  Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR)  and lost 317 to 452 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-16, -1465. |  | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #55  Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL)  and won 369 to 366 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-16, -1462. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Lucille Thornton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thornton_lucille.jpg)
 | Gincel played #38  Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ)  and lost 258 to 401 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-17, -1605. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Louis Witonsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/witonsky_lou.jpg)
 | Gincel played #34  Louis Witonsky (Boca Raton, FL)  and lost 304 to 338 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-18, -1639. |  | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #18  Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL)  and lost 309 to 379 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-19, -1709. |  | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #12  Merlene Weithers (Ft Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 247 to 431 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-20, -1893. Gincel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jan Lapierre]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lapierre_jan.jpg)
 | Gincel played #40  Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ)  and lost 341 to 420 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-21, -1972. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Shereen E Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_shereen_e_2.jpg)
 | Gincel played #3  Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL)  and lost 247 to 457 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-22, -2182. |  | Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #16  Tim Kwan (Springfield, VA)  and lost 218 to 604 (a spread of -386). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-23, -2568. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Sharon Freeman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/freeman_sharon.jpg)
 | Gincel played #42  Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA)  and lost 210 to 527 (a spread of -317). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-24, -2885. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Marilena Souza]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Gincel played #36  Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL)  and won 332 to 294 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-24, -2847. |  | Round 31 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Gincel played #56  John, Jr Apissoghomian  (Montreal QC)  again and won 402 to 359 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-24, -2804. | 
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