NSC 2009: Dan Terkell [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Dan Terkell, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, -96, and is ranked #59 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): Dan Surname(s): Terkell Home: Chicago, IL, USA Hobbies: Politics (I'm a shameless, bleeding-heart liberal), reading Occupation: Project Planner/Proposal & Grants Writer

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 379 Average against: 382
Round 1		Terkell played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 325 to 425 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-1, -100.
Round 2		Terkell played #121 Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH) and won 393 to 347 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -54.
Round 3		Terkell played #19 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 408 to 368 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -14.
Round 4		Terkell played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and won 336 to 326 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-1, -4.
Round 5		Terkell played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 336 to 354 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -22.
Round 6		Terkell played #120 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 346 to 336 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-2, -12.
Round 7		Terkell played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and won 307 to 293 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-2, +2.
Round 8		Terkell played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 480 to 374 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, +108.
Round 9		Terkell played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 415 to 417 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +106.
Round 10		Terkell played #62 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 510 to 292 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +324.
Round 11		Terkell played #37 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 365 to 460 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +229.
Round 12		Terkell played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and won 404 to 314 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +319.
Round 13		Terkell played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 312 to 399 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +232.
Round 14		Terkell played #38 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-5, +245.
Round 15		Terkell played #73 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and won 392 to 361 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +276.
Round 16		Terkell played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 464 to 371 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +369.
Round 17		Terkell played #41 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 313 to 402 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-6, +280.
Round 18		Terkell played #29 Vera Bigall (East York ON) and lost 387 to 451 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-7, +216.
Round 19		Terkell played #30 Sue Gable (New York, NY) and won 465 to 357 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-7, +324.
Round 20		Terkell played #7 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 442 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +248.
Round 21		Terkell played #17 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 450 to 402 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +296.
Round 22		Terkell played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 315 to 444 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +167.
Round 23		Terkell played #39 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 350 to 372 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +145.
Round 24		Terkell played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 331 to 377 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +99.
Round 25		Terkell played #59 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 330 to 409 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, +20.
Round 26		Terkell played #71 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, +40.
Round 27		Terkell played #61 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 434 to 330 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-12, +144.
Round 28		Terkell played #42 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 320 to 494 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, -30.
Round 29		Terkell played #18 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 411 to 392 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-13, -11.
Round 30		Terkell played #8 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 375 to 392 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 16-14, -28.
Round 31		Terkell played #71 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) again and lost 331 to 399 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-15, -96.

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