October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Jason Idalski [#24]

On this page, you will find information about Jason Idalski, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-7, -93, and is ranked #20 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): Jason Surname(s): Idalski Home: Warren, MI, United States Awards: T-28th among Americans in 2005 U.S. Puzzle Championship, first place Div. 2 Petoskey (10-2003), writing/editing awards Hobbies: Card-playing, reading, writing Occupation: Student NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 58/134, 14.5-13.5 -56

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 389 Average against: 396
Round 1		Idalski played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 437 to 318 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +119.
Round 2		Idalski played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 420 to 393 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +146.
Round 3		Idalski played #32 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 419 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +7.
Round 4		Idalski played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 352 to 464 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-2, -105.
Round 5		Idalski played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 400 to 280 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +15.
Round 6		Idalski played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 424 to 373 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +66.
Round 7		Idalski played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 438 to 397 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +107.
Round 8		Idalski played #30 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 421 to 484 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +44.
Round 9		Idalski played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 361 to 462 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, -57.
Round 10		Idalski played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 263 to 314 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -108.
Round 11		Idalski played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, -22.
Round 12		Idalski played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 372 to 491 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, -141.
Round 13		Idalski played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 402 to 322 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -61.
Round 14		Idalski played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 357 to 497 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-7, -201. Idalski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Idalski played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, -93.

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