NSC 2013: Richard Popper [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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 16-15, -780, and is ranked #61 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): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 460 Average for: 390 Average against: 415
Round 1		Popper played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 450 to 442 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Popper played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 426 to 453 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -19.
Round 3		Popper played #114 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 265 to 547 (a spread of -282). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-2, -301.
Round 4		Popper played #51 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 419 to 312 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-2, -194.
Round 5		Popper played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 408 to 479 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, -265.
Round 6		Popper played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 401 to 360 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-3, -224.
Round 7		Popper played #118 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 429 to 348 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-3, -143.
Round 8		Popper played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 391 to 375 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-3, -127. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Popper played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 388 to 465 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-4, -204.
Round 10		Popper played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 336 to 448 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -316.
Round 11		Popper played #92 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 366 to 354 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-5, -304.
Round 12		Popper played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and lost 348 to 392 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -348.
Round 13		Popper played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 460 to 471 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-7, -359.
Round 14		Popper played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 351 to 435 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-8, -443.
Round 15		Popper played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 415 to 404 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-8, -432.
Round 16		Popper played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 424 to 349 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-8, -357.
Round 17		Popper played #57 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 398 to 313 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-8, -272.
Round 18		Popper played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 403 to 435 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-9, -304.
Round 19		Popper played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 413 to 401 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-9, -292.
Round 20		Popper played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 434 to 405 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-9, -263.
Round 21		Popper played #20 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 379 to 354 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-9, -238.
Round 22		Popper played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-9, -128.
Round 23		Popper played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 265 to 579 (a spread of -314). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-10, -442. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Popper played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 203 to 442 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-11, -681.
Round 25		Popper played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 449 to 434 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-11, -666.
Round 26		Popper played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 414 to 529 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-12, -781.
Round 27		Popper played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 397 to 432 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-13, -816.
Round 28		Popper played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and lost 342 to 435 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-14, -909.
Round 29		Popper played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 441 to 464 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-15, -932.
Round 30		Popper played #95 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 450 to 348 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 15-15, -830.
Round 31		Popper played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 380 to 330 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 16-15, -780.

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