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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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