SPC 2024: James Nalepka [4-30]

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On this page, you will find information about James Nalepka, who is competing at the 2024 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 17-14, +447, and is ranked #23 in Division 4.

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): James Surname(s): Nalepka Home: Schaumburg, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 364 Average against: 349
Round 1		Nalepka played #47 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and won 339 to 335 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Nalepka played #70 Derek Allen (Elkhart, IN) and won 463 to 259 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +208. Nalepka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Nalepka played #17 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 341 to 406 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +143. Nalepka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Nalepka played #4 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 333 to 262 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +214.
Round 5		Nalepka played #14 Kayla Zochowski (Unknown city, MI) and lost 315 to 424 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +105.
Round 6		Nalepka played #50 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 363 to 374 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +94.
Round 7		Nalepka played #53 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 429 to 358 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +165.
Round 8		Nalepka played #8 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-4, +144.
Round 9		Nalepka played #18 Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) and won 369 to 283 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +230.
Round 10		Nalepka played #54 Roger Blaine (Mishawaka, IN) and won 351 to 332 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +249.
Round 11		Nalepka played #49 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 389 to 284 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +354.
Round 12		Nalepka played #41 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 327 to 421 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +260.
Round 13		Nalepka played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 288 to 394 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +154.
Round 14		Nalepka played #12 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and lost 289 to 456 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, -13.
Round 15		Nalepka played #1 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 360 to 388 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-8, -41.
Round 16		Nalepka played #32 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 365 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-9, -51.
Round 17		Nalepka played #68 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 420 to 248 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-9, +121.
Round 18		Nalepka played #43 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 272 to 302 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-10, +91.
Round 19		Nalepka played #52 Samuel Austin (Amherst, NY) and won 373 to 356 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, +108.
Round 20		Nalepka played #22 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 355 to 407 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-11, +56.
Round 21		Nalepka played #36 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and lost 370 to 394 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-12, +32.
Round 22		Nalepka played #74 George Garcia (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 416 to 262 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-12, +186.
Round 23		Nalepka played #66 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 300 to 369 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-13, +117.
Round 24		Nalepka played #59 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 392 to 354 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-13, +155.
Round 25		Nalepka played #58 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 351 to 302 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-13, +204.
Round 26		Nalepka played #5 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 374 to 329 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, +249.
Round 27		Nalepka played #33 Judi Boviard (Newton Upper Falls, MA) and won 451 to 323 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-13, +377.
Round 28		Nalepka played #51 Michael Herzog (Garden City, MI) and won 392 to 324 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-13, +445.
Round 29		Nalepka played #46 Anjelina Noh (Parma Heights, OH) and won 396 to 373 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +468.
Round 30		Nalepka played #16 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 419 to 345 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +542.
Round 31		Nalepka played #23 Greg Graf (Mentor, OH) and lost 341 to 436 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, +447. Nalepka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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