SPC 2022: Richard Popper [2-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, +736, and is ranked #36 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): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 574 Average for: 409 Average against: 386
Round 1		Popper played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 371 to 380 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -9.
Round 2		Popper played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +68.
Round 3		Popper played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 332 to 381 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, +19.
Round 4		Popper played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 352 to 325 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +46.
Round 5		Popper played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 492 to 256 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +282. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Popper played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 422 to 343 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +361. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Popper played #1 Roy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 331 to 474 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +218.
Round 8		Popper played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 330 to 410 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +138.
Round 9		Popper played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and won 456 to 359 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +235.
Round 10		Popper played #54 Seth Weinstein (New York, NY) and won 430 to 348 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-4, +317.
Round 11		Popper played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +312.
Round 12		Popper played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 395 to 440 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, +267.
Round 13		Popper played #13 Ricky Sirois (Haverhill, MA) and lost 368 to 484 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-7, +151.
Round 14		Popper played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 463 to 347 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +267.
Round 15		Popper played #58 Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) and won 489 to 435 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-7, +321.
Round 16		Popper played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 548 to 293 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +576.
Round 17		Popper played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 352 to 394 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +534.
Round 18		Popper played #61 Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 364 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, +524.
Round 19		Popper played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 403 to 443 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-10, +484.
Round 20		Popper played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and lost 402 to 411 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-11, +475.
Round 21		Popper played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 357 to 399 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-12, +433.
Round 22		Popper played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 401 to 472 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-13, +362.
Round 23		Popper played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 305 to 412 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-14, +255.
Round 24		Popper played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 349 to 398 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-15, +206.
Round 25		Popper recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-15, +256.
Round 26		Popper played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 574 to 296 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-15, +534. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Popper played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 503 to 365 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-15, +672.
Round 28		Popper played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 449 to 357 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-15, +764.
Round 29		Popper played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 516 to 425 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-15, +855.
Round 30		Popper played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 417 to 372 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-15, +900.
Round 31		Popper played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 287 to 451 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-16, +736.

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