Vince Castellano [#6] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Vince Castellano, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Castellano currently has a record of 15-13, +11, and is ranked #40 in Division 2.

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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Given name(s): Vince
Surname(s): Castellano
Home: Fairfax, VA, United States
Awards: 1st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (WTF)
Hobbies: Music Physics Taw Kwon Do
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 34/118, 17-14 +275
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 99/132, 13.5-17.5 -310
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 171/172, 8-22 -897
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 46/134, 15-13 +318

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	65.5-48.5 (0.575)
Past 1-12 months	14-10 (0.583)	WW L W LL WW LLL WW L WWWWWWW LLL
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	13-13 (0.500)	W L W LL WWW L W LLL W L WWW L W L WW LLL
Past 37-48 months	15.5-15.5 (0.500)	W LTW LL WWW LL WWWWW LL WW L W L W LLL W LLL
Past 49-60 months	17-2 (0.895)	WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LL
Past 61-72 months	3-6 (0.333)	WW LLLLL W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 386 Average against: 386
Round 1		Castellano played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 464 to 323 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Castellano had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +141.
Round 2		Castellano played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 311 to 369 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Castellano had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +83.
Round 3		Castellano played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 354 to 436 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Castellano’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +1.
Round 4		Castellano played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 268 to 420 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Castellano had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -151.
Round 5		Castellano played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 459 to 339 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Castellano had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -31.
Round 6		Castellano played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 507 to 341 (a spread of 166). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Castellano’s record vs. Seales in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +135.
Round 7		Castellano played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 341 to 389 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Castellano had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, +87.
Round 8		Castellano played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 419 to 398 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Castellano had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +108.
Round 9		Castellano played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 341 to 509 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Castellano had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-5, -60.
Round 10		Castellano played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Castellano had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -51.
Round 11		Castellano played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 367 to 345 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Castellano had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -29.
Round 12		Castellano played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 472 to 365 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Castellano had not played Dustin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +78.
Round 13		Castellano played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 427 to 383 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Castellano’s record vs. Patterson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +122.
Round 14		Castellano played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 329 to 429 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Castellano had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +22.
Round 15		Castellano played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 416 to 377 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Castellano had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +61.
Round 16		Castellano played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 333 to 354 (a spread of -21). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Castellano’s record vs. Stocker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +40.
Round 17		Castellano played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 431 to 497 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Castellano had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, -26.
Round 18		Castellano played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) again and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Castellano’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +35. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Castellano played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 422 to 364 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Castellano’s record vs. Grosman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +93.
Round 20		Castellano played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and lost 282 to 414 (a spread of -132). Before this event, Castellano had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, -39.
Round 21		Castellano played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) again and lost 277 to 365 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Castellano had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, -127.
Round 22		Castellano played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Castellano had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, -222.
Round 23		Castellano played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 443 to 379 (a spread of 64). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Castellano’s record vs. Firstman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, -158.
Round 24		Castellano played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and won 519 to 303 (a spread of 216). Before this event, Castellano had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +58.
Round 25		Castellano played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 367 to 424 (a spread of -57). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Castellano’s record vs. Milan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, +1.
Round 26		Castellano played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) for the third time and won 430 to 318 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Castellano had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +113.
Round 27		Castellano played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and lost 301 to 468 (a spread of -167). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Castellano’s record vs. Seales in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-13, -54.
Round 28		Castellano played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 437 to 372 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Castellano had not played Lamerand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +11.

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