NSC 2013: Joe Neff [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Neff, 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, +641, and is ranked #23 in Division 2.

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): Joe Surname(s): Neff Home: Warrington, PA, United States Awards: Ph.D. in biomedical engineering Occupation: IT Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 398 Average against: 377
Round 1		Neff played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 401 to 462 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Neff played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 471 to 362 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +48.
Round 3		Neff played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 494 to 308 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +234. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Neff played #116 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 434 to 404 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +264.
Round 5		Neff played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 404 to 406 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +262.
Round 6		Neff played #67 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 441 to 450 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +253.
Round 7		Neff played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 363 to 395 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, +221.
Round 8		Neff played #47 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 420 to 351 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +290.
Round 9		Neff played #100 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 442 to 409 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +323.
Round 10		Neff played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 443 to 331 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +435.
Round 11		Neff played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 369 to 349 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +455.
Round 12		Neff played #122 Nick Fraher (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +398.
Round 13		Neff played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 355 to 432 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +321.
Round 14		Neff played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 406 to 294 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +433.
Round 15		Neff played #20 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 382 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +475.
Round 16		Neff played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 417 to 331 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +561.
Round 17		Neff played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 304 to 342 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +523.
Round 18		Neff played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 436 to 306 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +653.
Round 19		Neff played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 344 to 388 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, +609.
Round 20		Neff played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 358 to 341 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +626.
Round 21		Neff played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 311 to 427 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +510.
Round 22		Neff played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 421 to 417 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +514.
Round 23		Neff played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and won 513 to 300 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +727.
Round 24		Neff played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 321 to 415 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +633.
Round 25		Neff played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 343 to 368 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +608.
Round 26		Neff played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 445 to 349 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +704.
Round 27		Neff played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 339 to 492 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +551.
Round 28		Neff played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 433 to 308 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, +676.
Round 29		Neff played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 330 to 408 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-13, +598.
Round 30		Neff played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, +600.
Round 31		Neff played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 420 to 379 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +641.
After the Tournament		Neff is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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