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NASC 2019: Tapani Lindgren [3-10]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Tapani Lindgren, who is competing
at the 2019 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, +304, and is ranked
#15 in Division 3.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lindgren_tapani_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Tapani Surname(s): Lindgren
 Home: Roseville, CA, United States
 Hobbies: orienteering
 Occupation: IT engineer
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 469Average for: 383
 Average against: 375
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Megan McMahon]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcmahon_megan_AA002383.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #58  Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA)  and won 469 to 310 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +159. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Linda Giovinazzo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/giovinazzo_linda_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #49  Linda Giovinazzo (Chelmsford, MA)  and lost 308 to 393 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +74. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Shelley Kirk]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kirk_shelley.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #36  Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH)  and lost 372 to 471 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-2, -25. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Edward Gordon]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gordon_edward.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #15  Edward Gordon (Austin, TX)  and won 378 to 340 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +13. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Bob Bolender]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bolender_bob_AA005124_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #20  Bob Bolender (Austin, TX)  and won 442 to 361 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +94. |  | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #69  Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA)  and won 340 to 302 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +132. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mary Logullo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/logullo_mary.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #59  Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA)  and won 376 to 317 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +191. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Dianne Wittman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wittman_dianne_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #50  Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY)  and lost 349 to 364 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +176. |  | Round 9 |  | Lindgren recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +226. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Wilma Pitzer]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pitzer_wilma_3.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #44  Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH)  and won 369 to 346 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +249. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Jason Eyolfson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/eyolfson_jason_AA001969.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #47  Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK)  and lost 322 to 429 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +142. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Ben Greenwood]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/loiterstein_ben.jpeg)
 | Lindgren played #2  Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA)  and lost 275 to 384 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +33. |  | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #8  Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA)  and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +41. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of John Fultz]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fultz_john.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #12  John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO)  and won 422 to 367 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +96. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Kevin Sears]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sears_kevin.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #46  Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY)  and lost 337 to 357 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +76. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_hannah_AA000513.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #32  Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and won 420 to 399 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +97. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Evan Yurko]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/y/yurko_evan_AA006377.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #14  Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA)  and lost 412 to 440 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +69. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Benjamin Ansell]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/ansell_benjamin_AA005988.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #21  Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA)  and lost 365 to 413 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +21. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Cheryl Kagan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kagan_cheryl.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #52  Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD)  and won 434 to 309 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +146. |  | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #18  Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA)  and won 414 to 345 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +215. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Ralph Ireland]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ireland_ralph_AA005786.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #6  Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA)  and won 418 to 313 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +320. |  | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #5  Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH)  and lost 394 to 471 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +243. |  | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #7  Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA)  and won 390 to 331 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +302. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Joe Gatz]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gatz_joe.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #45  Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK)  and won 461 to 355 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +408. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Tom O'Laughlin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #41  Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK)  and won 385 to 294 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +499. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Lindgren played #16  Erik Salgado (Cary, NC)  and lost 301 to 473 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +327. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Nick Purifoy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/purifoy_nick_AA003974.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #11  Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO)  and won 385 to 316 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +396. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Dustin Brown]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_dustin_AA004616.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #17  Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT)  and lost 376 to 454 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +318. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Cornelia Guest]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/guest_cornelia_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #26  Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT)  and lost 415 to 441 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +292. Lindgren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Ella Sobel]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sobel_ella_AA004876_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #28  Ella Sobel (Dorval QC)  and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +330. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Robin Ross]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ross_robin_2.jpg)
 | Lindgren played #34  Robin Ross (Portland, OR)  and lost 399 to 425 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +304. | 
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