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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 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/appel_scott.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jim Pate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pate_jim.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_cecilia_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_guzman_edward_4.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/odom_lisa_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/panyasophonlert_komol.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Will Anderson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anderson_will.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Noah Walton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/walton_noah.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tillekeratne_siri.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Thomas Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_thomas_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matsumoto_kenji_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schoenbrun_ben.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cree_chris_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/panyasophonlert_komol.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Maddy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_maddy.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matsumoto_kenji_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_carl_5.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Noah Walton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/walton_noah.jpg)
| 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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