NSC 2010: Rachel Knapp [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Rachel Knapp, who is competing at the 2010 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 13-18, -394, and is ranked #95 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): Rachel Surname(s): Knapp Home: Tustin, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 394 Average against: 407
Round 1		Knapp played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 335 to 346 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Knapp played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 423 to 474 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -62.
Round 3		Knapp played #104 Froilan Mendoza (Jersey City, NJ) and won 482 to 271 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +149.
Round 4		Knapp played #97 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and lost 313 to 468 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -6.
Round 5		Knapp played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, +20.
Round 6		Knapp played #112 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 441 to 295 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +166.
Round 7		Knapp played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 441 to 422 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +185.
Round 8		Knapp played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 422 to 400 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +207.
Round 9		Knapp played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 394 to 353 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +248.
Round 10		Knapp played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 418 to 410 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +256.
Round 11		Knapp played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +248.
Round 12		Knapp played #8 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 447 to 345 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +350.
Round 13		Knapp played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 404 to 405 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +349.
Round 14		Knapp played #19 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 406 to 412 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +343.
Round 15		Knapp played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 350 to 453 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +240.
Round 16		Knapp played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 416 to 333 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +323.
Round 17		Knapp played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 417 to 389 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +351.
Round 18		Knapp played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 402 to 422 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +331.
Round 19		Knapp played #17 John OLaughlin (Boston, MA) and won 498 to 496 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +333. Knapp is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Knapp played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 386 to 405 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +314.
Round 21		Knapp played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 370 to 422 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +262.
Round 22		Knapp played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 349 to 386 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-11, +225.
Round 23		Knapp played #32 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 410 to 321 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, +314.
Round 24		Knapp played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 420 to 439 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, +295.
Round 25		Knapp played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 276 to 491 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-13, +80.
Round 26		Knapp played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 396 to 557 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-14, -81.
Round 27		Knapp played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 371 to 450 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-15, -160.
Round 28		Knapp played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 283 to 428 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-16, -305.
Round 29		Knapp played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 287 to 452 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-17, -470.
Round 30		Knapp played #84 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 475 to 336 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 13-17, -331.
Round 31		Knapp played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 379 to 442 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 13-18, -394.

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