NSC 2010: John Aitken [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about John Aitken, who is competing at the 2010 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 9-22, -1368, and is ranked #97 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): John Surname(s): Aitken Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 404 Average for: 339 Average against: 383
Round 1		Aitken played #11 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 313 to 537 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -224.
Round 2		Aitken played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 388 to 399 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -235.
Round 3		Aitken played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 333 to 459 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-3, -361.
Round 4		Aitken played #20 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 292 to 387 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-4, -456.
Round 5		Aitken played #48 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 339 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -414.
Round 6		Aitken played #80 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-5, -418.
Round 7		Aitken played #73 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 280 to 400 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-6, -538.
Round 8		Aitken played #56 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 391 to 420 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-7, -567.
Round 9		Aitken played #25 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 311 to 466 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-8, -722.
Round 10		Aitken played #30 Robb Griffith (Marshall Islands) and won 356 to 310 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-8, -676.
Round 11		Aitken played #82 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 401 to 422 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-9, -697.
Round 12		Aitken played #94 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 327 to 330 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-10, -700.
Round 13		Aitken played #78 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 319 to 412 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-11, -793.
Round 14		Aitken played #96 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and lost 303 to 386 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-12, -876.
Round 15		Aitken played #75 Michael Connally (Bulverde, TX) and won 393 to 381 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-12, -864.
Round 16		Aitken played #70 Justin Bailey (Oldsmar, FL) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-12, -842.
Round 17		Aitken played #89 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 291 to 343 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-13, -894.
Round 18		Aitken played #76 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 332 to 457 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-14, -1019.
Round 19		Aitken played #53 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 404 to 297 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-14, -912.
Round 20		Aitken played #64 Sophie Marques (Boca Raton, FL) and won 373 to 340 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-14, -879.
Round 21		Aitken played #86 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-15, -935.
Round 22		Aitken played #77 Emma Perryman (Mobile, AL) and lost 304 to 332 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-16, -963.
Round 23		Aitken played #67 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 337 to 321 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-16, -947.
Round 24		Aitken played #83 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 262 to 399 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-17, -1084.
Round 25		Aitken played #72 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 370 to 392 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-18, -1106.
Round 26		Aitken played #40 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 297 to 374 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-19, -1183.
Round 27		Aitken played #97 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 339 to 446 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-20, -1290.
Round 28		Aitken played #90 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 315 to 311 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-20, -1286.
Round 29		Aitken played #79 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 323 to 352 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-21, -1315.
Round 30		Aitken played #66 Craig Sjostrom (Arlington, TX) and won 345 to 311 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-21, -1281.
Round 31		Aitken played #94 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) again and lost 307 to 394 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-22, -1368.

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