Vince Castellano [#16] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Vince Castellano, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Castellano currently has a record of 15-13, +318, and is ranked #46 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
	Given name(s): Vince Surname(s): Castellano Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 43 Awards: 1st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (WTF) Hobbies: Music, Physics Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	40.5-30.5 (0.570)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 13-24 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WW L WW L
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	13.5-3.5 (0.794)	L WW L WWW L WWWWTWWWW
Past 49-60 months	13-10 (0.565)	L W L WW L WWWW L W LL WW LLL WW L W
Past 61-72 months	6-9 (0.400)	L WWWW LLLL W LLLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 389 Average against: 377
Round 1		Castellano played #5 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 370 to 396 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Atwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Castellano played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 333 to 450 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Rowland in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-2, -143.
Round 3		Castellano played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 315 to 466 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 0-3, -294.
Round 4		Castellano played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 298 to 390 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-4, -386.
Round 5		Castellano played #50 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 390 to 286 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Castellano’s record vs. Gott in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-4, -282.
Round 6		Castellano played #127 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 462 to 342 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Wayne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-4, -162.
Round 7		Castellano played #62 Jessie Jones (Yuma, AZ) and lost 340 to 407 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Jones in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 2-5, -229.
Round 8		Castellano played #137 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 332 to 442 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-6, -339.
Round 9		Castellano played #98 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Payne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 2-7, -379. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Castellano is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Castellano played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 438 to 278 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-7, -219.
Round 11		Castellano played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 499 to 338 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-7, -58.
Round 12		Castellano played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 297 to 398 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Flomo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-8, -159.
Round 13		Castellano played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 404 to 332 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Castellano’s record vs. Fatsis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-8, -87.
Round 14		Castellano played #78 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 396 to 409 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Margolis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -100.
Round 15		Castellano played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 424 to 311 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Wornum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, +13.
Round 16		Castellano played #69 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 304 to 396 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-10, -79.
Round 17		Castellano played #50 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 490 to 466 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Castellano’s record vs. Gott in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-10, -55.
Round 18		Castellano played #132 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 437 to 382 (a spread of 55) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Castellano’s record vs. Wolfe in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, +0.
Round 19		Castellano played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 398 to 341 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-10, +57.
Round 20		Castellano played #91 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 370 to 335 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Moss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +92.
Round 21		Castellano played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 355 to 364 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, +83.
Round 22		Castellano played #69 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 492 to 340 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, +235.
Round 23		Castellano played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-11, +274.
Round 24		Castellano played #108 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 416 to 377 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Short in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, +313.
Round 25		Castellano played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 399 to 385 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Castellano’s record vs. Chase in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, +327.
Round 26		Castellano played #44 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Fogel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-12, +283.
Round 27		Castellano played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 429 to 337 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, +375.
Round 28		Castellano played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and lost 325 to 382 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Castellano had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-13, +318.

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