NASC 2015: Scott Appel [1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, -564, and is ranked #31 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: 500 Average for: 389 Average against: 407
Round 1		Appel played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 429 to 389 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Appel played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 399 to 445 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, -6.
Round 3		Appel played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 435 to 516 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -87. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Appel played #43 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 360 to 562 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-3, -289. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Appel played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 281 to 408 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-4, -416.
Round 6		Appel played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 382 to 381 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-4, -415.
Round 7		Appel played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 387 to 419 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-5, -447.
Round 8		Appel played #67 Asif Ali (Norman, OK) and lost 362 to 365 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-6, -450.
Round 9		Appel played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 393 to 383 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-6, -440.
Round 10		Appel played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 436 to 344 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-6, -348.
Round 11		Appel played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 349 to 413 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-7, -412.
Round 12		Appel played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 340 to 416 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-8, -488.
Round 13		Appel played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 500 to 329 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-8, -317.
Round 14		Appel played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 415 to 386 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-8, -288. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Appel played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and won 402 to 342 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-8, -228.
Round 16		Appel played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 391 to 388 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, -225.
Round 17		Appel played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 389 to 360 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-8, -196.
Round 18		Appel played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 456 to 412 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, -152.
Round 19		Appel played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 339 to 534 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, -347.
Round 20		Appel played #51 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 346 to 400 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, -401.
Round 21		Appel played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 392 to 301 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, -310.
Round 22		Appel played #24 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 370 to 345 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, -285.
Round 23		Appel played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 415 to 364 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, -234.
Round 24		Appel played #23 Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) and lost 352 to 457 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, -339.
Round 25		Appel played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 419 to 380 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-11, -300.
Round 26		Appel played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 338 to 445 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, -407.
Round 27		Appel played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 417 to 357 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, -347.
Round 28		Appel played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 424 to 455 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, -378.
Round 29		Appel played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 445 to 402 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, -335.
Round 30		Appel played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 483 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, -518.
Round 31		Appel played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) again and lost 391 to 437 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-15, -564.

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