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BAST 2008: Joe Edley [#5]
On this page, you will find information about 
Joe Edley, 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, +180, and is ranked
#18 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 |   ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Joe Surname(s): Edley Home: Port Jefferson, NY, United States Awards: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi Occupation: Director/Clubs & Tournaments For The Nsa NSC 1980 Division: 1 NSC 1980 Rank: 1/32, 14-3 +545 NSC 1983 Division: 1 NSC 1983 Rank: 3/32, 11.5-5.5 +323 NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 2/302, 18-4 +1615 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 36, 14-7 +1255 NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 1/176, 22-5 +1839 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 4/134, 19-8 +1139 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 3/108, 18-9 +1351 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 17/126, 18.5-12.5 +494 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 1/98, 22-9 +1454 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 23/132, 18-13 +687 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 15/172, 19-11 +554 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/87, 19-9 +376 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 14/76, 16-12 +779 WSC 1991 Rank: 4 WSC 1993 Rank: 18 WSC 1995 Rank: 5 WSC 1997 Rank: 3 WSC 1999 Rank: 28 WSC 2001 Rank: 20 |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 575  Average for: 411  Average against: 399  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpeg) 
  |  Edley played #40  Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY)  and lost 363 to 480 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -117.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #30  Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA)  and won 408 to 329 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -38.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Eric Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/goldstein_eric_2.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #17  Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY)  and lost 399 to 409 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, -48.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Larry Sherman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sherman_larry.jpeg) 
  |  Edley played #26  Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY)  and lost 294 to 475 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-3, -229.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #41  Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY)  and lost 361 to 432 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -300.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #37  Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA)  and lost 401 to 560 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-5, -459. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #34  Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA)  and lost 322 to 529 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-6, -666.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Mitchell Brook]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/brook_mitchell.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #25  Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA)  and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-6, -650. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Brian Bailey]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bailey_brian.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #27  Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD)  and won 489 to 296 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-6, -457. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Diane Firstman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/firstman_diane.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #36  Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY)  and won 415 to 289 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -331.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Joe Weinike]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/weinike_joe.jpeg) 
  |  Edley played #19  Joe Weinike (New York, NY)  and won 430 to 326 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-6, -227. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Elana Lehrer]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/withheld.gif) 
  |  Edley played #38  Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ)  and won 476 to 412 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, -163. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Sal Piro]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/piro_sal.jpeg) 
  |  Edley played #31  Sal Piro (New York, NY)  and lost 337 to 418 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -244.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Jason Idalski]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/i/idalski_jason_2.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #24  Jason Idalski (Warren, MI)  and won 497 to 357 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -104. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg) 
  |  Edley played #30  Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA)  again and won 575 to 291 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +180. Edley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  
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