October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Jeff Goldstein [#1]

On this page, you will find information about Jeff Goldstein, 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, +357, and is ranked #11 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
	Given name(s): Jeff Surname(s): Goldstein Home: Plainview, NY, United States Occupation: Pharmaceutical Sales Professional

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 370 Average against: 346
Round 1		Goldstein played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 416 to 263 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +153.
Round 2		Goldstein played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 449 to 331 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +271.
Round 3		Goldstein played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 313 to 378 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +206.
Round 4		Goldstein played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and won 365 to 350 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +221.
Round 5		Goldstein played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +225.
Round 6		Goldstein played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 337 to 442 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +120.
Round 7		Goldstein played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 311 to 377 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-3, +54.
Round 8		Goldstein played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-4, +42.
Round 9		Goldstein played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 340 to 351 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-5, +31. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Goldstein played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 342 to 317 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-5, +56.
Round 11		Goldstein played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and won 376 to 304 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-5, +128.
Round 12		Goldstein played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 385 to 386 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-6, +127.
Round 13		Goldstein played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 387 to 398 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-7, +116.
Round 14		Goldstein played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 428 to 292 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-7, +252.
Round 15		Goldstein played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) again and won 376 to 271 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-7, +357.

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