NSC 2012: Scott Appel [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2012 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 17-14, -515, and is ranked #26 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): Scott Surname(s): Appel Home: Elkins Park, PA, United States Awards: 2009 and 2010 BAT Premier Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball & Football, Crosswords, Running, following the Red Sox and Eagles Occupation: Statistician

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 388 Average against: 405
Round 1		Appel played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 430 to 400 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Appel played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 428 to 421 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +37.
Round 3		Appel played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +43. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Appel played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 435 to 326 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +152.
Round 5		Appel played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 303 to 398 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +57.
Round 6		Appel played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 313 to 481 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, -111. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Appel played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 499 to 378 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +10.
Round 8		Appel played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 395 to 444 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, -39.
Round 9		Appel played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 319 to 465 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, -185.
Round 10		Appel played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 477 to 417 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, -125.
Round 11		Appel played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 400 to 455 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, -180.
Round 12		Appel played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, -153.
Round 13		Appel played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, -136.
Round 14		Appel played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 352 to 425 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, -209.
Round 15		Appel played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 346 to 392 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, -255.
Round 16		Appel played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 358 to 499 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, -396.
Round 17		Appel played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, -336.
Round 18		Appel played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 454 to 395 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, -277.
Round 19		Appel played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 436 to 415 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-8, -256.
Round 20		Appel played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 241 to 463 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, -478.
Round 21		Appel played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 423 to 363 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, -418.
Round 22		Appel played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 414 to 536 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, -540.
Round 23		Appel played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 429 to 312 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, -423.
Round 24		Appel played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 437 to 325 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, -311.
Round 25		Appel played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 262 to 404 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, -453.
Round 26		Appel played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 430 to 387 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, -410.
Round 27		Appel played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 433 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, -455.
Round 28		Appel played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 345 to 367 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-13, -477.
Round 29		Appel played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 296 to 476 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-14, -657.
Round 30		Appel played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 386 to 333 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-14, -604.
Round 31		Appel played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and won 397 to 308 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-14, -515.

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