NSC 2008: Scott Appel [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2008 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 16-12, +567, and is ranked #21 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

[photo of Scott Appel]

Given name(s): Scott
Surname(s): Appel
Home: Trenton, NJ, United States
Awards: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ
Hobbies: Resident of Red Sox Nation, Toddler Chaser
Occupation: Statistician
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 6/151, 21-10 +624
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 59/98, 15-16 -256
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 39/132, 17-14 +472
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 33/172, 18-12 +91
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 39/87, 14.5-13.5 +122
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 5/76, 18-10 +795

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 424 Average against: 404
Round 1		Appel played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 365 to 449 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -84.
Round 2		Appel played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 424 to 380 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		Appel played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 470 to 377 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +53.
Round 4		Appel played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 534 to 264 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +323.
Round 5		Appel played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 457 to 344 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +436.
Round 6		Appel played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 534 to 449 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +521.
Round 7		Appel played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 385 to 451 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +455.
Round 8		Appel played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 232 to 451 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +236.
Round 9		Appel played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 359 to 401 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +194.
Round 10		Appel played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 358 to 424 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +128.
Round 11		Appel played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 498 to 350 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +276.
Round 12		Appel played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 446 to 332 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +390.
Round 13		Appel played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 483 to 405 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +468.
Round 14		Appel played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 404 to 420 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +452.
Round 15		Appel played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 425 to 365 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +512. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Appel played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 419 to 409 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +522.
Round 17		Appel played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 461 to 428 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +555.
Round 18		Appel played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 401 to 509 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +447.
Round 19		Appel played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 368 to 450 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +365.
Round 20		Appel played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 499 to 387 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +477.
Round 21		Appel played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 395 to 461 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +411.
Round 22		Appel played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 412 to 456 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +367.
Round 23		Appel played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 424 to 289 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +502.
Round 24		Appel played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 366 to 507 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +361.
Round 25		Appel played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 551 to 311 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +601.
Round 26		Appel played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 452 to 325 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +728.
Round 27		Appel played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 446 to 435 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +739.
Round 28		Appel played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 303 to 475 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +567.

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