NSC 2014: Scott Appel [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2014 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 15-16, -818, and is ranked #60 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): 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: 509 Average for: 388 Average against: 414
Round 1		Appel played #76 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 357 to 435 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Appel played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 505 to 347 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +80.
Round 3		Appel played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 373 to 439 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, +14.
Round 4		Appel played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 372 to 515 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-3, -129.
Round 5		Appel played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 354 to 351 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -126.
Round 6		Appel played #87 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 451 to 332 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, -7.
Round 7		Appel played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +1.
Round 8		Appel played #39 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 445 to 338 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +108.
Round 9		Appel played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 355 to 419 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +44.
Round 10		Appel played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 337 to 488 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, -107.
Round 11		Appel played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 441 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-6, -207. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Appel played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 481 to 369 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, -95.
Round 13		Appel played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 495 to 316 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +84.
Round 14		Appel played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 450 to 347 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +187.
Round 15		Appel played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 284 to 524 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, -53. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Appel played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 509 to 309 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +147.
Round 17		Appel played #36 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 429 to 412 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +164.
Round 18		Appel played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 355 to 346 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +173. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Appel played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 322 to 358 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +137.
Round 20		Appel played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 436 to 332 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +241.
Round 21		Appel played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 398 to 460 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +179.
Round 22		Appel played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 377 to 424 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +132.
Round 23		Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 325 to 683 (a spread of -358). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -226. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Appel played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 454 to 448 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, -220.
Round 25		Appel played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 379 to 464 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-12, -305.
Round 26		Appel played #74 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 362 to 428 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-13, -371.
Round 27		Appel played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 427 to 398 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -342.
Round 28		Appel played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and lost 301 to 428 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, -469.
Round 29		Appel played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 285 to 393 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-15, -577.
Round 30		Appel played #78 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 437 to 408 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-15, -548.
Round 31		Appel played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and lost 262 to 532 (a spread of -270). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-16, -818.

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