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NSC 2010: Joel Wapnick [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2010 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 17-14, +914, and is ranked #30 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 Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion
Hobbies: Fiction writing
Occupation: university professor
Round by Round

High score: 557
Average for: 422
Average against: 393

Round 1

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Wapnick played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 446 to 287 (a spread of 159).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +159.

Round 2

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Wapnick played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 339 to 471 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 1-1, +27.

Round 3

[photo of Chris Grubb]

Wapnick played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 539 to 416 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 2-1, +150.

Round 4

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Wapnick played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 433 to 434 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 2-2, +149.

Round 5

[photo of Marlene Milkent]

Wapnick played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 333 to 479 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 2-3, +3.

Round 6

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

Wapnick played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 2-4, -15.

Round 7

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Wapnick played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 467 to 307 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-4, +145.

Round 8

[photo of Randall Thomas]

Wapnick played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 303 to 448 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 3-5, +0.

Round 9

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Wapnick played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 353 to 434 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 3-6, -81.

Round 10

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Wapnick played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 490 to 291 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 4-6, +118.

Round 11

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Wapnick played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 482 to 365 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 5-6, +235.

Round 12

[photo of Jason Hlady]

Wapnick played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 552 to 243 (a spread of 309).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 6-6, +544.

Round 13

[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]

Wapnick played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 6-7, +460.

Round 14

[photo of Tony Leah]

Wapnick played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 400 to 422 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 6-8, +438.

Round 15

[photo of Robert Linn]

Wapnick played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 502 to 349 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 7-8, +591.

Round 16

[photo of Helen Joffe]

Wapnick played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 443 to 402 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 8-8, +632.

Round 17

[photo of Mike Frentz]

Wapnick played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and lost 431 to 483 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-9, +580.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Wapnick played #58 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 424 to 345 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-9, +659.

Round 19

[photo of Daniel Goodwin]

Wapnick played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 391 to 374 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-9, +676.

Round 20

[photo of David Whitley]

Wapnick played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 552 to 356 (a spread of 196).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 11-9, +872.

Round 21

[photo of Eric Goldstein]

Wapnick played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 386 to 428 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 11-10, +830.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Wapnick played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 367 to 384 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 11-11, +813.

Round 23

[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]

Wapnick played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 395 to 430 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 11-12, +778.

Round 24

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

Wapnick played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 411 to 312 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 12-12, +877.

Round 25

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Wapnick played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 275 to 499 (a spread of -224).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 12-13, +653.

Round 26

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

Wapnick played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 557 to 396 (a spread of 161).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 13-13, +814.

Round 27

[photo of Mark Kenas]

Wapnick played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 461 to 333 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 14-13, +942.

Round 28

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Wapnick played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 472 to 427 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 15-13, +987.

Round 29

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Wapnick played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 405 to 367 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 16-13, +1025.

Round 30

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Wapnick played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 298 to 484 (a spread of -186).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 16-14, +839.

Round 31

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Wapnick played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 436 to 361 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 17-14, +914.


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