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NSC 2008: Keith Hagel [#52]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Keith Hagel, 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 14-14, +261, and is ranked
#62 in Division 2.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Keith Hagel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hagel_keith_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Keith Surname(s): Hagel
 Home: Waterville, ME, United States
 Awards: 1st place, Div. B, 2004 Eastern Championships, Danbury, Conn.
 Hobbies: used bookstores, road food
 Occupation: Ex-Newspaper Editor In Transition
 NSC 2005 Division: 2
 NSC 2005 Rank: 89/108, 11.5-16.5 -538
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 511Average for: 400
 Average against: 391
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Joe Petree]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/petree_joe.jpg)
 | Hagel played #100  Joe Petree (Secane, PA)  and won 435 to 399 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +36. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
 | Hagel played #63  Judy Horn (Reading, MA)  and won 485 to 379 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +142. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Alex Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fiszbein_alex_3.jpg)
 | Hagel played #44  Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI)  and lost 351 to 466 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +27. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Timothy Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
 | Hagel played #5  Tim Anglin (Toronto ON)  and won 425 to 327 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-1, +125. |  | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Hagel played #125  Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL)  and lost 350 to 423 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +52. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Daniel Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stock_dan.jpg)
 | Hagel played #122  Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH)  and won 381 to 330 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +103. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jean McArthur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcarthur_jean.jpg)
 | Hagel played #86  Jean McArthur (Austin, TX)  and lost 388 to 538 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, -47. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
 | Hagel played #46  Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA)  and lost 336 to 376 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, -87. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Diane Firstman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/firstman_diane.jpg)
 | Hagel played #41  Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY)  and won 496 to 327 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +82. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Rebecca Lambert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lambert_rebecca.jpg)
 | Hagel played #75  Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD)  and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-4, +126. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Michael Eldeiry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eldeiry_michael.jpg)
 | Hagel played #36  Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL)  and lost 366 to 411 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-5, +81. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tillekeratne_siri.jpg)
 | Hagel played #128  Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB)  and won 408 to 330 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, +159. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Robert Felman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/felman_robert.jpg)
 | Hagel played #39  Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL)  and lost 386 to 387 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-6, +158. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Daniel Goodwin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goodwin_dan.jpeg)
 | Hagel played #50  Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA)  and won 405 to 391 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +172. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Thavachai Thivavarnvongs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thivavarnvong_thavachai.jpeg)
 | Hagel played #126  Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand)  and won 363 to 308 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +227. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_jason.jpg)
 | Hagel played #130  Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON)  and lost 355 to 364 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +218. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Ben Harrison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrison_ben_3.jpg)
 | Hagel played #54  Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA)  and lost 352 to 387 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +183. |  | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Hagel played #76  Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL)  and lost 412 to 421 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-9, +174. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Sam Hollington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hollington_sam_2.jpg)
 | Hagel played #61  Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON)  and lost 378 to 447 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, +105. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/methset_arun.jpeg)
 | Hagel played #88  Arun Methaset (Thailand)  and won 462 to 381 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-10, +186. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of David Hermanson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hermanson_dave.jpg)
 | Hagel played #60  David Hermanson (Temple City, CA)  and lost 368 to 427 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-11, +127. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Matthew Silver]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/silver_matthew.jpg)
 | Hagel played #112  Matthew Silver (Westport, CT)  and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, +214. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
 | Hagel played #72  Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT)  and won 375 to 373 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-11, +216. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Laura Scheimberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scheimberg_laura_2.jpg)
 | Hagel played #107  Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO)  and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, +213. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Larry Rand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rand_larry.jpg)
 | Hagel played #103  Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ)  and won 511 to 427 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +297. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berahovich_leesa.jpg)
 | Hagel played #9  Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA)  and lost 395 to 425 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, +267. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
 | Hagel played #20  Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA)  and lost 429 to 447 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-14, +249. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Luise Shafritz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shafritz_luise_2.jpg)
 | Hagel played #109  Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV)  and won 352 to 340 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-14, +261. | 
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