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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

[photo of Joe Neff]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

[photo of Leah Kruley]

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

[photo of Paula Catanese]

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

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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

[photo of David Gremaud]

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

[photo of Arun Methaset]

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

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

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

[photo of Heather Drumm]

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

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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

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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

[photo of Ken Dutch]

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

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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

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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

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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

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Neff played #94 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and tied at 433.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 11.5-9.5, -606.

Round 22

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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

[photo of Will Robertson]

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

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

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

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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

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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

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Neff played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and tied at 369.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 16-11, -275.

Round 28

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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

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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

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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

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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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