Richard Popper [#99] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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. Popper currently has a record of 15-13, +904, and is ranked #41 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): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Age: 53 Awards: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004 Hobbies: Bridge, fantasy baseball, reading Occupation: Attorney

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	24-25 (0.490)
Past 1-12 months	10-9 (0.526)	W L W LLLL W L W L WWW LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	14-15 (0.483)	L W L W L W LL WWWWW L WW LLLLL WW L W L W LL
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 561 Average for: 405 Average against: 373
Round 1		Popper played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 335 to 400 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Popper had not played Unger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Popper played #33 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 494 to 260 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Popper had not played Douglas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +169.
Round 3		Popper played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 561 to 327 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Popper had not played Easter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +403. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Popper played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 435 to 401 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Popper had not played Sommer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +437.
Round 5		Popper played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 433 to 365 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Popper had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +505.
Round 6		Popper played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 462 to 328 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Popper had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +639.
Round 7		Popper played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and won 427 to 389 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Popper’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #2. Current record: 6-1, +677.
Round 8		Popper played #37 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Popper had not played Edwards in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +603.
Round 9		Popper played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and won 475 to 301 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Popper had not played Lapinski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +777.
Round 10		Popper played #62 Jessie Jones (Yuma, AZ) and lost 363 to 424 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Popper had not played Jones in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +716.
Round 11		Popper played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Popper had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +822. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Popper is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Popper played #22 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 476 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Popper had not played Cornelison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +683.
Round 13		Popper played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 406 to 328 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Popper had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +761.
Round 14		Popper played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 501 to 313 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Popper had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +949.
Round 15		Popper played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 423 to 337 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Popper’s record vs. Spiller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #6. Current record: 11-4, +1035.
Round 16		Popper played #62 Jessie Jones (Yuma, AZ) and lost 318 to 413 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Popper had not played Jones in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +940.
Round 17		Popper played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 380 to 303 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Popper had not played Newhouse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +1017.
Round 18		Popper played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and lost 376 to 392 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Popper had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +1001.
Round 19		Popper played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and won 483 to 271 (a spread of 212) . Before this event, Popper had not played Lapinski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +1213.
Round 20		Popper played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 418 to 380 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Popper had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +1251.
Round 21		Popper played #22 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 358 to 381 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Popper had not played Cornelison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +1228.
Round 22		Popper played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 340 to 440 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Popper had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +1128.
Round 23		Popper played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Popper had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +1131.
Round 24		Popper played #20 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 404 to 448 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Popper had not played Claitor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +1087.
Round 25		Popper played #106 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 374 to 388 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Popper’s record vs. Schultz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #18. Current record: 15-10, +1073.
Round 26		Popper played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 319 to 361 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Popper had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-11, +1031.
Round 27		Popper played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 385 to 395 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Popper had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +1021.
Round 28		Popper played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 344 to 461 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Popper had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +904.

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