NASC 2016: Scott Appel [1-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2016 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 18-13, +393, and is ranked #15 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: 536 Average for: 411 Average against: 399
Round 1		Appel played #61 Chani Katz (Israel) and lost 291 to 359 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Appel played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 428 to 380 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Appel played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 409 to 455 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -66. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Appel played #68 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 407 to 339 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +2.
Round 5		Appel played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 394 to 465 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, -69. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Appel played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 467 to 294 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +104.
Round 7		Appel played #72 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and won 435 to 312 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-3, +227. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Appel played #28 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 417 to 416 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +228. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Appel played #43 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 357 to 562 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +23.
Round 10		Appel played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and lost 277 to 574 (a spread of -297). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, -274. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Appel played #39 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 402 to 482 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -354. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Appel played #67 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 426 to 390 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, -318.
Round 13		Appel played #36 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 425 to 345 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, -238.
Round 14		Appel played #15 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 468 to 455 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, -225. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Appel played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 392 to 480 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, -313.
Round 16		Appel played #31 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 397 to 433 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, -349. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Appel played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 315 to 402 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, -436.
Round 18		Appel played #62 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 390 to 423 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-10, -469.
Round 19		Appel played #46 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 433 to 400 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -436.
Round 20		Appel played #30 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and lost 387 to 434 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-11, -483.
Round 21		Appel played #55 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 465 to 324 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-11, -342.
Round 22		Appel played #51 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 400 to 367 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, -309.
Round 23		Appel played #38 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 435 to 391 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, -265.
Round 24		Appel played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 508 to 327 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, -84.
Round 25		Appel played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 326 to 391 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, -149.
Round 26		Appel played #25 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 419 to 385 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, -115.
Round 27		Appel played #50 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 536 to 293 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, +128.
Round 28		Appel played #13 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 380 to 417 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +91.
Round 29		Appel played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 524 to 326 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-13, +289.
Round 30		Appel played #33 Doug Lundquist (Evanston, IL) and won 390 to 348 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-13, +331.
Round 31		Appel played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 449 to 387 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +393.

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