SPC 2022: Joe Neff [2-46]

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Neff, 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, +289, and is ranked #38 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: 534 Average for: 395 Average against: 387
Round 1		Neff played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and lost 333 to 410 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -77.
Round 2		Neff played #4 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 432 to 344 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +11.
Round 3		Neff played #52 Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) and lost 389 to 427 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -27.
Round 4		Neff played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 315 to 413 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-3, -125.
Round 5		Neff played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and lost 405 to 494 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-4, -214.
Round 6		Neff played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 472 to 355 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-4, -97.
Round 7		Neff played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 357 to 338 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, -78.
Round 8		Neff played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 392 to 378 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -64.
Round 9		Neff played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 285 to 405 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, -184. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Neff played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 354 to 397 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-6, -227.
Round 11		Neff played #2 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 335 to 365 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-7, -257.
Round 12		Neff played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 388 to 412 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-8, -281.
Round 13		Neff played #34 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-9, -289.
Round 14		Neff played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 373 to 416 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-10, -332.
Round 15		Neff recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-10, -282.
Round 16		Neff played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 384 to 348 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-10, -246.
Round 17		Neff played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 448 to 361 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-10, -159.
Round 18		Neff played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 420 to 354 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-10, -93.
Round 19		Neff played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 348 to 352 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-11, -97.
Round 20		Neff played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 496 to 378 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-11, +21.
Round 21		Neff played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-12, -24.
Round 22		Neff played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 534 to 340 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-12, +170. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Neff played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 501 to 263 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-12, +408. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Neff played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-13, +372.
Round 25		Neff played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 375 to 331 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-13, +416. Neff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Neff played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 265 to 477 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-14, +204.
Round 27		Neff played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 474 to 380 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, +298.
Round 28		Neff played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 430 to 425 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-14, +303.
Round 29		Neff played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 396 to 368 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-14, +331.
Round 30		Neff played #27 Hannah Lieberman (New York, NY) and lost 410 to 417 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-15, +324.
Round 31		Neff played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) again and lost 409 to 444 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-16, +289.

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