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NSC 2009: Dave Rauppius [#31]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Dave Rauppius, 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 19-12, +933, and is ranked
#6 in Division 4.
 
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 Dave Rauppius]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Given name(s): Dave Surname(s): Rauppius
 Home: Athens, GA, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 506Average for: 395
 Average against: 365
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Joyce Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stock_joyce.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #62  Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH)  and won 479 to 237 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +242. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Gerianne Abriano]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/abriano_gerianne.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #91  Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY)  and won 497 to 225 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +514. |  | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Rauppius played #20  Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO)  and lost 399 to 410 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +503. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindgren_tapani.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #19  Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA)  and lost 280 to 514 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +269. |  | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Rauppius played #72  Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA)  and won 364 to 299 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +334. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #12  Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON)  and lost 392 to 398 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +328. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Trish Harrop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrop_trish_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #25  Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN)  and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +345. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Murray Goldenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldenberg_murray.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #6  Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB)  and won 392 to 317 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +420. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Harold Stone]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stone_harold.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #1  Harold Stone (Winnipeg MB)  and won 398 to 365 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +453. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Bernette Glover]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glover_bernette.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #80  Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL)  and won 384 to 356 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +481. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Brian Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_brian.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #2  Brian Miller (Orlando, FL)  and lost 346 to 470 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +357. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Scott Hawkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hawkins_scott_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #43  Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL)  and won 402 to 336 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +423. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Paul May]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/may_paul.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #45  Paul May (Rochester, MI)  and won 469 to 278 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +614. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Nancy McCarroll]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccarroll_nancy_a_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #48  Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO)  and lost 368 to 388 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +594. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Daniel Citron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/citron_daniel.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #27  Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL)  and lost 358 to 446 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +506. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Max Karten]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Rauppius played #16  Max Karten (Barrington, RI)  and lost 388 to 458 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +436. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Paul Mistrette]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mistrette_paul_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #15  Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ)  and won 364 to 290 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +510. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Barbara Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_barbara.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #44  Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN)  and won 436 to 311 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +635. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Dianne Wittman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wittman_dianne_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #40  Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY)  and won 384 to 368 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +651. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Daniel Citron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/citron_daniel.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #27  Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL)  again and won 394 to 342 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +703. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Christopher Walleck]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/walleck_christopher.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #18  Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH)  and lost 354 to 431 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +626. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Chris Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_chris_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #3  Chris Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 506 to 354 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +778. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Aaron Daly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/daly_aaron.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #33  Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD)  and lost 305 to 458 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +625. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/knobelsdorf_joan_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #26  Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL)  and won 408 to 302 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +731. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Brian Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_brian.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #2  Brian Miller (Orlando, FL)  again and won 450 to 239 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +942. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Christopher Walleck]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/walleck_christopher.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #18  Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH)  again and won 404 to 299 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1047. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Tapani Lindgren]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindgren_tapani.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #19  Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA)  again and lost 318 to 446 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +919. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Chris Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_chris_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #3  Chris Canik (Austin, TX)  again and lost 384 to 480 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +823. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #12  Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON)  again and won 452 to 372 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +903. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Russell Stewart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stewart_russell.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #22  Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA)  and lost 379 to 382 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +900. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Christopher Walleck]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/walleck_christopher.jpg)
 | Rauppius played #18  Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH)  for the third time and won 425 to 392 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +933. | 
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