NSC 2008: Joel Wapnick [#102]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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 17-11, +185, and is ranked #17 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 Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion
Hobbies: Fiction writing
Occupation: University Professor
CNSC 1996 Rank: 3
CNSC 1998 Rank: 1
CNSC 2000 Rank: 15
CNSC 2003 Rank: 15
CNSC 2005 Rank: 4
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 24/65, 143.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 10/32, 9-8 +386
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 1/32, 13-4 +705
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 18/302, 15-7 +965
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 33, 14-7 +1651
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 27/176, 16-11 +647
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 2/176, 21-6 +1318
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 9/134, 18-9 +672
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 19/108, 16-11 +531
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 29/126, 17.5-13.5 +362
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/98, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/132, 19-12 +1128
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/172, 20-10 +833
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/87, 13-15 +130
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 49/76, 13-15 -33
WSC 1991 Rank: 27
WSC 1993 Rank: 2
WSC 1995 Rank: 15
WSC 1997 Rank: 36
WSC 1999 Rank: 1
WSC 2001 Rank: 2
WSC 2003 Rank: 17
WSC 2005 Rank: 33

Round by Round
High score: 618 Average for: 420 Average against: 413
Round 1		Wapnick played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 478 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -117.
Round 2		Wapnick played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 474 to 287 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +70.
Round 3		Wapnick played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 385 to 454 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-2, +1. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Wapnick played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 410 to 400 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +11.
Round 5		Wapnick played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 313 to 455 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -131. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wapnick played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 500 to 390 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7		Wapnick played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 442 to 381 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +40.
Round 8		Wapnick played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 426 to 421 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +45.
Round 9		Wapnick played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 462 to 310 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +197.
Round 10		Wapnick played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 323 to 447 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +73.
Round 11		Wapnick played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 311 to 501 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, -117. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Wapnick played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 579 to 468 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, -6. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wapnick played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 349 to 478 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, -135.
Round 14		Wapnick played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 343 to 503 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, -295.
Round 15		Wapnick played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 513 to 509 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -291. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wapnick played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 419 to 303 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -175.
Round 17		Wapnick played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 526 to 289 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +62.
Round 18		Wapnick played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 397 to 343 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +116.
Round 19		Wapnick played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 323 to 456 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, -17.
Round 20		Wapnick played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 387 to 499 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, -129.
Round 21		Wapnick played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 429 to 343 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, -43.
Round 22		Wapnick played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 451 to 466 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-10, -58.
Round 23		Wapnick played #105 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 396 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, -32.
Round 24		Wapnick played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 402 to 401 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, -31.
Round 25		Wapnick played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 349 to 510 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, -192.
Round 26		Wapnick played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 401 to 351 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, -142.
Round 27		Wapnick played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 439 to 391 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, -94.
Round 28		Wapnick played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 618 to 339 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +185.

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