NSC 2013: Scott Appel [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2013 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 21-10, +746, and is ranked #6 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
	Given name(s): Scott Surname(s): Appel Home: Elkins Park, PA, United States Awards: 2009 and 2010 BAT Premier Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball & Football, Crosswords, Running, following the Red Sox and Eagles Occupation: Statistician

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 424 Average against: 400
Round 1		Appel played #126 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 531 to 387 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +144.
Round 2		Appel played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 423 to 419 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +148.
Round 3		Appel played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +166.
Round 4		Appel played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 433 to 430 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +169.
Round 5		Appel played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 381 to 430 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +120.
Round 6		Appel played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 435 to 336 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +219. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Appel played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 428 to 396 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +251.
Round 8		Appel played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 435 to 409 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +277. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Appel played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 432 to 384 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +325. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Appel played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 405 to 368 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +362. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Appel played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 383 to 413 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +332.
Round 12		Appel played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 442 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-3, +240. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Appel played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 442 to 459 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +223. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Appel played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 444 to 381 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-4, +286.
Round 15		Appel played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 457 to 374 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +369.
Round 16		Appel played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 482 to 251 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +600.
Round 17		Appel played #68 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 463 to 400 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-4, +663.
Round 18		Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 402 to 441 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +624. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Appel played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 388 to 425 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +587. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Appel played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and won 379 to 344 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +622.
Round 21		Appel played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 395 to 353 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-6, +664. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Appel played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 405 to 479 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +590. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Appel played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) again and lost 353 to 491 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +452. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Appel played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and won 443 to 358 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +537. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Appel played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 481 to 371 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +647. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 339 to 484 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +502. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Appel played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) again and won 478 to 391 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +589. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28		Appel played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 438 to 354 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-9, +673.
Round 29		Appel played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 504 to 306 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-9, +871. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Appel played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) again and won 426 to 409 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-9, +888. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Appel played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and lost 365 to 507 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 21-10, +746.

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