NSC 2011: Joel Wapnick [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2011 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, +212, and is ranked #75 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): 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

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 415 Average against: 408
Before the Tournament		Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Wapnick played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 466 to 371 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Wapnick played #56 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 328 to 530 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -107.
Round 3		Wapnick played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 317 to 496 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -286.
Round 4		Wapnick played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 512 to 355 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-2, -129.
Round 5		Wapnick played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 249 to 474 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -354.
Round 6		Wapnick played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 399 to 463 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-4, -418.
Round 7		Wapnick played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 412 to 413 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-5, -419.
Round 8		Wapnick played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 376 to 329 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, -372.
Round 9		Wapnick played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 436 to 361 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -297.
Round 10		Wapnick played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 451 to 360 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, -206.
Round 11		Wapnick played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 444 to 369 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, -131.
Round 12		Wapnick played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 323 to 451 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -259.
Round 13		Wapnick played #48 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 354 to 390 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -295.
Round 14		Wapnick played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 549 to 359 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -105.
Round 15		Wapnick played #108 Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) and lost 376 to 405 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, -134.
Round 16		Wapnick played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 385 to 446 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-9, -195.
Round 17		Wapnick played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 443 to 457 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-10, -209. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wapnick played #82 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 572 to 301 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, +62.
Round 19		Wapnick played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 419 to 421 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-11, +60.
Round 20		Wapnick played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 455 to 487 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-12, +28.
Round 21		Wapnick played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 405 to 421 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-13, +12.
Round 22		Wapnick played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 340 to 502 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-14, -150.
Round 23		Wapnick played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 405 to 488 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-15, -233.
Round 24		Wapnick played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 428 to 403 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-15, -208.
Round 25		Wapnick played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 538 to 340 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-15, -10.
Round 26		Wapnick played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 372 to 425 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-16, -63.
Round 27		Wapnick played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 359 to 421 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-17, -125.
Round 28		Wapnick played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 484 to 376 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-17, -17.
Round 29		Wapnick played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 399 to 341 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-17, +41.
Round 30		Wapnick played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 468 to 298 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-17, +211.
Round 31		Wapnick played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and won 392 to 391 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-17, +212.

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