NASC 2018: Joshua Castellano [CSW-12]

[ Congratulations to the 2018 North American SCRABBLE Champion, Joel Sherman! ]

On this page, you will find information about Joshua Castellano, 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 18-13, +435, and is ranked #15 in Division CSW.

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): Joshua Surname(s): Castellano Home: Vienna, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 435 Average against: 421
Round 1		Castellano played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 453 to 472 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Castellano played #56 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 496 to 391 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +86.
Round 3		Castellano played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 414 to 419 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, +81.
Round 4		Castellano played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 435 to 334 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, +182.
Round 5		Castellano played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 387 to 302 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +267. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Castellano played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 382 to 432 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-3, +217.
Round 7		Castellano played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 313 to 503 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-4, +27.
Round 8		Castellano played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 408 to 366 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-4, +69.
Round 9		Castellano played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 483 to 432 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +120.
Round 10		Castellano played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 440 to 369 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +191.
Round 11		Castellano played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and won 457 to 409 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +239.
Round 12		Castellano played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 441 to 415 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +265. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Castellano played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 425 to 505 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +185.
Round 14		Castellano played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 365 to 410 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +140.
Round 15		Castellano played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 543 to 348 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +335.
Round 16		Castellano played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 408 to 339 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +404.
Round 17		Castellano played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and won 410 to 333 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +481. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Castellano played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 484 to 275 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +690. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Castellano played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 493 to 442 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +741. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Castellano played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 492 to 612 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +621. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 21		Castellano played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 422 to 440 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +603.
Round 22		Castellano played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) again and lost 417 to 443 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +577.
Round 23		Castellano played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 381 to 507 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +451.
Round 24		Castellano played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 503 to 312 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +642.
Round 25		Castellano played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and won 451 to 412 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +681.
Round 26		Castellano played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and lost 454 to 460 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-11, +675.
Round 27		Castellano played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) again and won 509 to 472 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +712.
Round 28		Castellano played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 505 to 447 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +770.
Round 29		Castellano played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and won 418 to 383 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +805.
Round 30		Castellano played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 326 to 568 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +563.
Round 31		Castellano played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) again and lost 384 to 512 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +435.

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