NSC 2009: Scott Appel [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +618, 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
	Given name(s): Scott Surname(s): Appel Home: Trenton, NJ, USA Awards: Won BAT Premier '09. Finished 5th in 2006 NSC (USSO). Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball, Reading, Running Occupation: Statistician

Round by Round
High score: 584 Average for: 426 Average against: 406
Round 1		Appel played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 420 to 470 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Appel played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 539 to 284 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +205.
Round 3		Appel played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 528 to 369 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +364.
Round 4		Appel played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 489 to 429 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +424.
Round 5		Appel played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 363 to 461 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +326.
Round 6		Appel played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 350 to 450 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +226.
Round 7		Appel played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 394 to 388 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +232.
Round 8		Appel played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 279 to 549 (a spread of -270). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, -38.
Round 9		Appel played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 517 to 442 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +37.
Round 10		Appel played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 584 to 388 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +233. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		Appel played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 453 to 310 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +376.
Round 12		Appel played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, +327.
Round 13		Appel played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 413 to 364 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +376.
Round 14		Appel played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 440 to 370 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +446.
Round 15		Appel played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 341 to 542 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +245.
Round 16		Appel played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 437 to 374 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +308.
Round 17		Appel played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 512 to 268 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +552.
Round 18		Appel played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 390 to 481 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +461.
Round 19		Appel played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 400 to 455 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +406.
Round 20		Appel played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 529 to 252 (a spread of 277). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +683.
Round 21		Appel played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 422 to 468 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +637. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Appel played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 445 to 425 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +657.
Round 23		Appel played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 407 to 409 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +655. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Appel played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 416 to 295 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +776.
Round 25		Appel played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 458 to 435 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +799.
Round 26		Appel played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 448 to 406 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +841.
Round 27		Appel played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 442 to 423 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +860.
Round 28		Appel played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 342 to 428 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +774. Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Appel played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 302 to 476 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +600. Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Appel played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 310 to 404 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-13, +506.
Round 31		Appel played #39 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 468 to 356 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-13, +618.

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