NSC 2008: Richard Popper [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Popper, 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 12-16, -393, and is ranked #104 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
	Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Popper Home: Wilmington, DE, United States Awards: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004 Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Attorney NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 118/169, 13-17 +94 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 41/134, 15-13 +904 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 30/102, 16-12 -408

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 374 Average against: 388
Round 1		Popper played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 496 to 271 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +225.
Round 2		Popper played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 390 to 398 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +217.
Round 3		Popper played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and lost 393 to 398 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, +212.
Round 4		Popper played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 392 to 334 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +270.
Round 5		Popper played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 395 to 292 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +373.
Round 6		Popper played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 396 to 460 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +309.
Round 7		Popper played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 441 to 343 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +407.
Round 8		Popper played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 288 to 426 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, +269.
Round 9		Popper played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 370 to 376 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, +263.
Round 10		Popper played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 348 to 364 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-6, +247.
Round 11		Popper played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 432 to 396 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, +283.
Round 12		Popper played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 415 to 349 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, +349.
Round 13		Popper played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 433 to 374 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +408. Popper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Popper played #116 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 360 to 451 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +317.
Round 15		Popper played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 284 to 381 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, +220.
Round 16		Popper played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and lost 358 to 453 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-9, +125.
Round 17		Popper played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and lost 305 to 402 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, +28.
Round 18		Popper played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 422 to 388 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, +62.
Round 19		Popper played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 411 to 406 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-10, +67.
Round 20		Popper played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 314 to 411 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-11, -30.
Round 21		Popper played #39 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 260 to 422 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-12, -192.
Round 22		Popper played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 361 to 367 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-13, -198.
Round 23		Popper played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-14, -251.
Round 24		Popper played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 437 to 431 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-14, -245.
Round 25		Popper played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 368 to 343 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, -220.
Round 26		Popper played #85 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-14, -202.
Round 27		Popper played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 327 to 491 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-15, -366.
Round 28		Popper played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 343 to 370 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12-16, -393.

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