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August 22–24, 2008
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BASD 2008: Paul Avrin [#18]
On this page, you will find information about
Paul Avrin, who is competing
at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 5-11, -190, and is ranked
#17.
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 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym Occupation: retired HS math teacher NSC 1978 Division: 1 NSC 1978 Rank: 27/65, 142.0 credits NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 57/302, 13-9 +681 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 50, 13-8 +73 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508 NSC 1990 Division: 1 NSC 1990 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 -58 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 23/176, 17-10 +93 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 97/134, 12-15 -147 NSC 1996 Division: 2 NSC 1996 Rank: 15/106, 17-10 +221 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 94/126, 14-17 -719 NSC 2000 Division: 2 NSC 2000 Rank: 49/105, 16-15 +30 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 96/132, 14-17 -603 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 133/172, 13-17 -478 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 83/87, 10-18 -627 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 56/102, 14-14 -604 WSC 1995 Rank: 42 |
Round by Round | High score: 492 Average for: 397 Average against: 408 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Lynn Cushman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cushman_lynn.jpeg)
| Avrin played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 424 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 0-1, -39. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Joel Sherman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg)
| Avrin played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 374 to 539 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-2, -204. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| Avrin played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 467 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-3, -310. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Matt Graham]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/graham_matt.jpg)
| Avrin played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 395 to 459 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 0-4, -374. | Round 5 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Avrin played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 408 to 506 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-5, -472. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Avrin played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 432 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-6, -548. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| Avrin played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 451 to 384 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-6, -481. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| Avrin played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 350 to 362 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-7, -493. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/richards_berg_verna.jpg)
| Avrin played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 453 to 256 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-7, -296. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Eric Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/goldstein_eric_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 492 to 372 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-7, -176. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
| Avrin played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 407 to 236 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-7, -5. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| Avrin played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and won 438 to 307 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-7, +126. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| Avrin played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 315 to 528 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-8, -87. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/richards_berg_verna.jpg)
| Avrin played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) again and lost 402 to 495 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-9, -180. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Lynn Cushman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cushman_lynn.jpeg)
| Avrin played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) again and lost 390 to 395 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-10, -185. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Eric Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/goldstein_eric_2.jpg)
| Avrin played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 367 to 372 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-11, -190. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
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