NSC 2009: Vince Castellano [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Vince Castellano, who is competing at the 2009 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 14-17, -373, and is ranked #93 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
	Given name(s): Vince Surname(s): Castellano Home: Fairfax, VA, USA Awards: 1st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (WTF) Hobbies: Science & Music Occupation: Software Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 392 Average against: 406
Round 1		Castellano played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 373 to 444 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -71.
Round 2		Castellano played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 401 to 321 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		Castellano played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 396 to 303 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Castellano played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 425 to 368 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +159.
Round 5		Castellano played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 441 to 355 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +245.
Round 6		Castellano played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 444 to 386 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +303.
Round 7		Castellano played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 448 to 387 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +364.
Round 8		Castellano played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 321 to 501 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +184. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Castellano played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 388 to 391 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +181.
Round 10		Castellano played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 442 to 365 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +258.
Round 11		Castellano played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 388 to 541 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +105. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Castellano is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Castellano played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 428 to 483 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +50.
Round 13		Castellano played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 371 to 501 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-6, -80.
Round 14		Castellano played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 370 to 440 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-7, -150.
Round 15		Castellano played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 345 to 441 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-8, -246.
Round 16		Castellano played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 338 to 455 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-9, -363.
Round 17		Castellano played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 344 to 417 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-10, -436.
Round 18		Castellano played #105 Keith Cejmer (Cincinnati, OH) and won 451 to 339 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, -324.
Round 19		Castellano played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 380 to 394 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-11, -338.
Round 20		Castellano played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 430 to 387 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-11, -295.
Round 21		Castellano played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 402 to 363 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-11, -256.
Round 22		Castellano played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 327 to 457 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-12, -386.
Round 23		Castellano played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 428 to 463 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -421.
Round 24		Castellano played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-13, -362.
Round 25		Castellano played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 325 to 515 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, -552.
Round 26		Castellano played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 407 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-15, -587.
Round 27		Castellano played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 326 to 354 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11-16, -615.
Round 28		Castellano played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 405 to 440 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-17, -650.
Round 29		Castellano recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 12-17, -600.
Round 30		Castellano played #111 Robert Gillis (OXR, AL) and won 414 to 308 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-17, -494.
Round 31		Castellano played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 415 to 294 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 14-17, -373.

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