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NASC 2015: Richard Popper [1-45]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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 12-19, -437, and is ranked #63 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

[photo of Richard Popper]

Given name(s): Richard
Surname(s): Popper
Home: Wilmington, DE, United States
Hobbies: Bridge
Occupation: Attorney
Round by Round

High score: 648
Average for: 401
Average against: 415

Round 1

[photo of Jim Burlant]

Popper played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 411 to 391 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-0, +20.

Round 2

[photo of Trey Wright]

Popper played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 326 to 465 (a spread of -139).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 1-1, -119.

Round 3

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Popper played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 486 to 314 (a spread of 172).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 2-1, +53.

Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Popper played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 370 to 416 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 2-2, +7.

Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Popper played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 362 to 512 (a spread of -150).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 2-3, -143.

Round 6

[photo of Joel Elkins]

Popper played #52 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 648 to 307 (a spread of 341).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 3-3, +198.

Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of David Pearl]

Popper played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 400 to 425 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-4, +173.

Round 8

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Popper played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 338 to 440 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 3-5, +71.

Round 9

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

Popper played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 337 to 481 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 3-6, -73.

Round 10

[photo of Paul Erland]

Popper played #50 Paul Erland (Pegram, TN) and won 406 to 399 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 4-6, -66.

Round 11

[photo of Scott McManus]

Popper played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and lost 367 to 593 (a spread of -226).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 4-7, -292.

Round 12

[photo of Scott Appel]

Popper played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 416 to 340 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 5-7, -216.

Round 13

[photo of Ross Brown]

Popper played #54 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 418 to 435 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 5-8, -233.

Round 14

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

Popper played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 364 to 419 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-9, -288.

Round 15

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Popper played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 384 to 374 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-9, -278.

Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Popper played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 437 to 321 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 7-9, -162.

Round 17

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Popper played #1 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 320 to 383 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-10, -225.

Round 18

[photo of David Whitley]

Popper played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 347 to 476 (a spread of -129).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-11, -354.

Round 19

[photo of Robert Kahn]

Popper played #61 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 380 to 449 (a spread of -69).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 7-12, -423.

Round 20

[photo of Alan Kait]

Popper played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 452 to 397 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 8-12, -368.

Round 21

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Popper played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 431 to 374 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-12, -311.

Round 22

[photo of Judy Newhouse]

Popper played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 409 to 467 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-13, -369.

Round 23

[photo of Mark Miller]

Popper played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 341 to 441 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 9-14, -469.

Round 24

[photo of Betty Cornelison]

Popper played #66 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 437 to 346 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 10-14, -378.

Round 25

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Popper played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 406 to 329 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 11-14, -301.

Round 26

[photo of Michael Early]

Popper played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 440 to 446 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 11-15, -307.

Round 27

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Popper played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 396 to 443 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 11-16, -354.

Round 28

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Popper played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and lost 331 to 403 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 11-17, -426.

Round 29

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Popper played #41 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 11-18, -459.

Round 30

[photo of Steve Bush]

Popper played #37 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 367 to 502 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 11-19, -594.

Round 31

[photo of Mark Miller]

Popper played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) again and won 521 to 364 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 12-19, -437.


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