NASC 2018: Joe Neff [2-50]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Neff, who is competing at the 2018 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 16-15, +343, and is ranked #42 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: 510 Average for: 396 Average against: 385
Round 1		Neff played #28 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 357 to 349 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Neff played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 427 to 348 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +87. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Neff played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +62.
Round 4		Neff played #27 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 404 to 428 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +38.
Round 5		Neff played #92 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 505 to 300 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +243. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Neff played #97 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 282 to 437 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +88.
Round 7		Neff played #104 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 414 to 346 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +156.
Round 8		Neff played #53 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 415 to 370 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +201. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Neff played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 488 to 283 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +406. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Neff played #35 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 482 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +291.
Round 11		Neff played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 453 to 356 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +388. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Neff played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 326 to 494 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +220.
Round 13		Neff played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 310 to 355 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +175.
Round 14		Neff played #49 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 329 to 411 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, +93.
Round 15		Neff played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 434 to 456 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, +71. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Neff played #100 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and won 392 to 332 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, +131.
Round 17		Neff played #20 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 423 to 332 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, +222.
Round 18		Neff played #36 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 510 to 360 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +372.
Round 19		Neff played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 397 to 407 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, +362.
Round 20		Neff played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 390 to 382 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +370.
Round 21		Neff played #47 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 389 to 370 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +389.
Round 22		Neff played #74 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 392 to 321 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +460.
Round 23		Neff played #42 Sebastian Knowles (Columbus, OH) and won 389 to 374 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +475.
Round 24		Neff played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and won 481 to 339 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +617. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Neff played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +614.
Round 26		Neff played #23 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +551.
Round 27		Neff played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 436 to 451 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-12, +536. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Neff played #17 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 429 to 337 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +628.
Round 29		Neff played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 279 to 429 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, +478.
Round 30		Neff played #81 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and lost 380 to 461 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, +397.
Round 31		Neff played #20 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) again and lost 410 to 464 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-15, +343. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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