October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Kevin Edwards [#40]

On this page, you will find information about Kevin Edwards, 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, -211, and is ranked #21 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): Kevin Surname(s): Edwards Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 452 Average for: 354 Average against: 368
Round 1		Edwards played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 294 to 445 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2		Edwards played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and won 452 to 360 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, -59.
Round 3		Edwards played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 351 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -110.
Round 4		Edwards played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 265 to 322 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -167.
Round 5		Edwards played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 398 to 364 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -133.
Round 6		Edwards played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 368 to 303 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -68. Edwards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Edwards played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 369 to 388 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -87.
Round 8		Edwards played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 392 to 297 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, +8.
Round 9		Edwards played #35 Edward H Zurav (Roselle, NJ) and lost 274 to 454 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-5, -172.
Round 10		Edwards played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 413 to 347 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -106. Edwards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Edwards played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 345 to 321 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, -82.
Round 12		Edwards played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, -78.
Round 13		Edwards played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 327 to 466 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -217.
Round 14		Edwards played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 333 to 365 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-7, -249.
Round 15		Edwards played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 405 to 367 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-7, -211. Edwards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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