NASC 2017: Joe Neff [2-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Neff, 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 14-17, -424, and is ranked #62 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: 581 Average for: 374 Average against: 388
Round 1		Neff played #68 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 377 to 349 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Neff played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 303 to 489 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -158.
Round 3		Neff played #25 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 363 to 356 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, -151.
Round 4		Neff played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and lost 389 to 396 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, -158.
Round 5		Neff played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 308 to 390 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, -240.
Round 6		Neff played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 483 to 356 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, -113.
Round 7		Neff played #42 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 380 to 373 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, -106.
Round 8		Neff played #82 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 354 to 463 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, -215.
Round 9		Neff played #51 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and won 581 to 319 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +47. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Neff played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +119.
Round 11		Neff played #66 Steven DiNapoli (Bay St. Louis, MS) and won 345 to 341 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +123.
Round 12		Neff played #63 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 330 to 334 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +119. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Neff played #5 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 348 to 363 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +104.
Round 14		Neff played #71 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 401 to 453 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, +52.
Round 15		Neff played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 326 to 420 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, -42.
Round 16		Neff played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 411 to 415 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-9, -46. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Neff played #65 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 405 to 391 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-9, -32.
Round 18		Neff played #31 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 279 to 478 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-10, -231.
Round 19		Neff played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 383 to 367 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-10, -215.
Round 20		Neff played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 387 to 498 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-11, -326.
Round 21		Neff played #60 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and won 413 to 326 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, -239.
Round 22		Neff played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 333 to 444 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-12, -350.
Round 23		Neff played #21 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 314 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, -244.
Round 24		Neff played #29 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 352 to 364 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-13, -256.
Round 25		Neff played #33 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 365 to 444 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-14, -335.
Round 26		Neff played #26 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-15, -341.
Round 27		Neff played #22 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 348 to 391 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-16, -384.
Round 28		Neff played #70 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 398 to 388 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-16, -374.
Round 29		Neff played #79 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 355 to 339 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-16, -358. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Neff played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 267 to 427 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-17, -518.
Round 31		Neff played #65 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) again and won 413 to 319 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-17, -424.

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