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NSC 2008: Chris Lipe [#54]
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On this page, you will find information about
Chris Lipe, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 12-16, +338, and is ranked
#77 in Division 1.
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 | ![[photo of Chris Lipe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lipe_chris.jpg)
| Given name(s): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, United States Hobbies: playing saxophone Occupation: Computer Programmer USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 78/129, 13-15 +68 |
Round by Round | High score: 585 Average for: 407 Average against: 395 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reeves_jeff_2.jpg)
| Lipe played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -31. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Lipe played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 585 to 277 (a spread of 308). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +277. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Lipe played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, +271. | Round 4 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| Lipe played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 356 to 417 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, +210. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mark Milan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milan_mark.jpeg)
| Lipe played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 431 to 347 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +294. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
| Lipe played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 392 to 385 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +301. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/przybyszewski_mark.jpeg)
| Lipe played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 335 to 396 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, +240. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| Lipe played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 421 to 463 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, +198. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Vernon Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_vernon.jpg)
| Lipe played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 447 to 331 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, +314. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ted Rosen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rosen_ted.jpg)
| Lipe played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 434 to 365 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, +383. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_guzman_edward.jpg)
| Lipe played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and won 500 to 455 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +428. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_2.jpg)
| Lipe played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 357 to 399 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, +386. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Joel Wapnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wapnick_joel.jpg)
| Lipe played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 478 to 349 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +515. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
| Lipe played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 458 to 340 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +633. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
| Lipe played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 365 to 425 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, +573. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| Lipe played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 488 to 316 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-7, +745. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Debbie Stegman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stegman_debbie.jpg)
| Lipe played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 375 to 385 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +735. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg)
| Lipe played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 418 to 297 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +856. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Rod MacNeil]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/macneil_rod_3.jpg)
| Lipe played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 359 to 427 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +788. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Robert Quigley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/q/quigley_robert.jpg)
| Lipe played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 357 to 568 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, +577. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Lipe played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 328 to 389 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, +516. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg)
| Lipe played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 359 to 480 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, +395. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| Lipe played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, +433. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Lester Schonbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg)
| Lipe played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 390 to 464 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-13, +359. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Daniel Fogel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fogel_daniel.jpg)
| Lipe played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 380 to 407 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-14, +332. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Patricia Barrett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barrett_pat.jpeg)
| Lipe played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 363 to 465 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-15, +230. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
| Lipe played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 343 to 419 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-16, +154. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hildebrand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hildebrand_jeremy.jpg)
| Lipe played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 485 to 301 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-16, +338. |
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