NASC 2017: Scott Appel [1-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2017 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, +176, 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: 515 Average for: 428 Average against: 422
Round 1		Appel played #57 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 426 to 349 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Appel played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 380 to 412 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +45.
Round 3		Appel played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 471 to 414 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Appel played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 415 to 516 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +1.
Round 5		Appel played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 427 to 438 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, -10.
Round 6		Appel played #46 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +42.
Round 7		Appel played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 386 to 460 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, -32.
Round 8		Appel played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 410 to 488 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, -110.
Round 9		Appel played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 462 to 359 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, -7.
Round 10		Appel played #52 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 471 to 364 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-5, +100.
Round 11		Appel played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 460 to 433 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +127.
Round 12		Appel played #27 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 489 to 340 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +276.
Round 13		Appel played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 388 to 562 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +102. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Appel played #29 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 385 to 342 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +145.
Round 15		Appel played #12 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 489 to 395 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +239.
Round 16		Appel played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 515 to 452 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +302.
Round 17		Appel played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 331 to 412 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +221.
Round 18		Appel played #5 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and won 462 to 327 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +356.
Round 19		Appel played #38 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 470 to 388 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +438.
Round 20		Appel played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 383 to 545 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +276. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 416 to 463 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +229.
Round 22		Appel played #68 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 318 to 527 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +20.
Round 23		Appel played #51 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and won 459 to 399 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +80.
Round 24		Appel played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 330 to 404 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +6.
Round 25		Appel played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 358 to 487 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -123.
Round 26		Appel played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 440 to 593 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-13, -276. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Appel played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 493 to 345 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-13, -128.
Round 28		Appel played #13 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 510 to 441 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, -59.
Round 29		Appel played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 455 to 357 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +39.
Round 30		Appel played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 402 to 395 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +46.
Round 31		Appel played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and won 452 to 322 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +176.

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