NSC 2008: Brian Cappelletto [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Cappelletto, 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 20-8, +1500, and is ranked #2 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 Brian Cappelletto]

Given name(s): Brian
Surname(s): Cappelletto
Home: Chicago, IL, United States
Awards: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno
Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball
Occupation: Options Trader
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 5, 16-5 +1300
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 10/176, 18-9 +904
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 3/176, 20-7 +1410
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 4/108, 18-9 +1285
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 1/126, 26-5 +2318
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 2/98, 22-9 +1342
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 4/132, 21-10 +407
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 5/172, 20.5-9.5 +1369
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 11/87, 17-11 +684
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 6/76, 18-10 +46
WSC 1991 Rank: 2
WSC 1993 Rank: 30
WSC 1995 Rank: 11
WSC 1997 Rank: 10
WSC 1999 Rank: 11
WSC 2001 Rank: 1

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 436 Average against: 382
Round 1		Cappelletto played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 471 to 413 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +58.
Round 2		Cappelletto played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 322 to 421 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -41.
Round 3		Cappelletto played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4		Cappelletto played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 449 to 314 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +91.
Round 5		Cappelletto played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 387 to 328 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +150.
Round 6		Cappelletto played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 466 to 364 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +252.
Round 7		Cappelletto played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 464 to 315 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +401.
Round 8		Cappelletto played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 386 to 321 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +466.
Round 9		Cappelletto played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 408 to 379 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +495.
Round 10		Cappelletto played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 481 to 411 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +565.
Round 11		Cappelletto played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 407 to 290 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +682.
Round 12		Cappelletto played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +790.
Round 13		Cappelletto played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 478 to 375 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +893.
Round 14		Cappelletto played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 464 to 449 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +908.
Round 15		Cappelletto played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 453 to 443 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +918. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Cappelletto played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 548 to 320 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-2, +1146. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Cappelletto played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 426 to 300 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-2, +1272. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Cappelletto played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 483 to 422 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-2, +1333. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Cappelletto played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 376 to 380 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-3, +1329. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Cappelletto played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 405 to 434 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1300. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Cappelletto played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and won 431 to 342 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1389.
Round 22		Cappelletto played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) again and won 491 to 392 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1488. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Cappelletto played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 375 to 435 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1428.
Round 24		Cappelletto played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and won 461 to 434 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1455.
Round 25		Cappelletto played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 487 to 297 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1645.
Round 26		Cappelletto played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the third time and lost 371 to 458 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +1558.
Round 27		Cappelletto played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the fourth time and lost 430 to 477 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-7, +1511. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Cappelletto played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) for the fifth time and lost 401 to 412 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1500. Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Award Ceremony		Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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