NSC 2013: Carol Kaplan [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Carol Kaplan, 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 13-18, -692, and is ranked #105 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): Carol Surname(s): Kaplan Home: San Diego, CA, United States Awards: Director of San Diego Scrabble Club #76 since 1992 Hobbies: Travel,Reading,Gardening

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 394 Average against: 419
Round 1		Kaplan played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 328 to 548 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-1, -220.
Round 2		Kaplan played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 314 to 458 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-2, -364.
Round 3		Kaplan played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 262 to 476 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-3, -578.
Round 4		Kaplan recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-3, -528.
Round 5		Kaplan played #69 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-4, -623.
Round 6		Kaplan played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 453 to 433 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, -603.
Round 7		Kaplan played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 478 to 273 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, -398.
Round 8		Kaplan played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 450 to 404 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-4, -352.
Round 9		Kaplan played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 423 to 367 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, -296.
Round 10		Kaplan played #40 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 376 to 451 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-5, -371.
Round 11		Kaplan played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 507 to 419 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, -283.
Round 12		Kaplan played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 381 to 428 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-6, -330.
Round 13		Kaplan played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 381 to 537 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -486.
Round 14		Kaplan played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 322 to 407 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-8, -571.
Round 15		Kaplan played #35 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 447 to 407 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-8, -531.
Round 16		Kaplan played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 350 to 481 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-9, -662.
Round 17		Kaplan played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 402 to 449 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-10, -709.
Round 18		Kaplan played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 254 to 501 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-11, -956.
Round 19		Kaplan played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 338 to 349 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 7-12, -967.
Round 20		Kaplan played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 349 to 476 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7-13, -1094.
Round 21		Kaplan played #104 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 399 to 321 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-13, -1016.
Round 22		Kaplan played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 371 to 470 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 8-14, -1115.
Round 23		Kaplan played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 448 to 345 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-14, -1012. Kaplan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Kaplan played #111 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 387 to 440 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-15, -1065.
Round 25		Kaplan played #96 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 471 to 347 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-15, -941.
Round 26		Kaplan played #117 Jackie Wong (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 390 to 465 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-16, -1016.
Round 27		Kaplan played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 424 to 390 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-16, -982.
Round 28		Kaplan played #122 Noella Ward (Calgary AB) and won 466 to 348 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-16, -864.
Round 29		Kaplan played #101 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 374 to 420 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 12-17, -910.
Round 30		Kaplan played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 355 to 506 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-18, -1061.
Round 31		Kaplan played #91 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 571 to 202 (a spread of 369). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13-18, -692.

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