NASC 2016: Joe Neff [2-67]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Neff, 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 19-12, -198, and is ranked #15 in Division 2.

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): Joe Surname(s): Neff Home: Warrington, PA, United States Awards: Ph.D. in biomedical engineering Occupation: IT Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 376 Average against: 383
Round 1		Neff played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 422 to 384 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +38.
Round 2		Neff played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 338 to 417 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -41.
Round 3		Neff played #110 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 345 to 421 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -117. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Neff played #44 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 401 to 307 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, -23.
Round 5		Neff played #54 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 329 to 446 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -140.
Round 6		Neff played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 317 to 513 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -336.
Round 7		Neff played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 405 to 386 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-4, -317.
Round 8		Neff played #20 Leah Kruley (Unknown city, CA) and won 453 to 362 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, -226.
Round 9		Neff played #57 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 364 to 330 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, -192.
Round 10		Neff played #11 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 381 to 393 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -204.
Round 11		Neff played #52 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 360 to 314 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, -158.
Round 12		Neff played #92 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 440 to 409 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, -127.
Round 13		Neff played #23 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 321 to 431 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-6, -237.
Round 14		Neff played #90 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, -222.
Round 15		Neff played #66 Adam Fine (Rockville, MD) and won 418 to 346 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-6, -150.
Round 16		Neff played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 487 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, -352.
Round 17		Neff played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 330 to 467 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-8, -489.
Round 18		Neff played #49 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 247 to 522 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, -764.
Round 19		Neff played #32 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 341 to 258 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-9, -681.
Round 20		Neff played #43 Jacquelyn Fyr (Granger, IN) and won 360 to 285 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, -606.
Round 21		Neff played #94 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and tied at 433. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -606.
Round 22		Neff played #97 Mary E Goulet (Mclean, VA) and won 484 to 302 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -424.
Round 23		Neff played #55 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 282 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13.5-9.5, -285.
Round 24		Neff played #71 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 413 to 385 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-9.5, -257.
Round 25		Neff played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 399 to 291 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15.5-9.5, -149.
Round 26		Neff played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 361 to 487 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-10.5, -275.
Round 27		Neff played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and tied at 369. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-11, -275.
Round 28		Neff played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 438 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-12, -361.
Round 29		Neff played #106 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 393 to 325 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, -293.
Round 30		Neff played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 437 to 418 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, -274.
Round 31		Neff played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) again and won 372 to 296 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-12, -198.

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