NSC 2013: Nigel Peltier [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Nigel Peltier, 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 18-13, +680, and is ranked #21 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): Nigel Surname(s): Peltier Home: Portland, OR, United States Awards: 1st in Seattle Scrabble tourney Hobbies: ultimate frisbee

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 423 Average against: 401
Round 1		Peltier played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 548 to 328 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +220.
Round 2		Peltier played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 339 to 450 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3		Peltier played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 413 to 479 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, +43.
Round 4		Peltier played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 362 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +75.
Round 5		Peltier played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 383 to 473 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -15.
Round 6		Peltier played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 513 to 378 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +120.
Round 7		Peltier played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 356 to 471 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, +5.
Round 8		Peltier played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 502 to 417 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +90.
Round 9		Peltier played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 372 to 457 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, +5.
Round 10		Peltier played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and won 424 to 356 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +73.
Round 11		Peltier played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 373 to 395 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, +51.
Round 12		Peltier played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 522 to 388 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, +185.
Round 13		Peltier played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 461 to 388 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +258.
Round 14		Peltier played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 329 to 473 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, +114.
Round 15		Peltier played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 479 to 328 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, +265.
Round 16		Peltier played #100 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 457 to 383 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +339.
Round 17		Peltier played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 521 to 349 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +511.
Round 18		Peltier played #43 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 447 to 420 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +538.
Round 19		Peltier played #65 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 414 to 418 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +534.
Round 20		Peltier played #28 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 375 to 304 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +605.
Round 21		Peltier played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 450 to 394 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +661.
Round 22		Peltier played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 340 to 349 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +652. Peltier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Peltier played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 431 to 359 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +724.
Round 24		Peltier played #7 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 429 to 430 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +723. Peltier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Peltier played #14 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 424 to 410 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +737.
Round 26		Peltier played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 496 to 387 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +846.
Round 27		Peltier played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 461 to 335 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +972.
Round 28		Peltier played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 323 to 549 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +746. Peltier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Peltier played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and lost 321 to 402 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +665.
Round 30		Peltier played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 428 to 374 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +719.
Round 31		Peltier played #33 Rob Robinsky (Hopkins, MN) and lost 396 to 435 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-13, +680.

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