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NSC 2011: Scott Appel [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2011 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 20-11, +1058, and is ranked #8 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: 2009 BAT Premier, 2009 Atlantic City, 2006 US Open (5th), 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ
Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball & Football, Crosswords, Running, following the Red Sox and Eagles
Occupation: Statistician
Round by Round

High score: 551
Average for: 429
Average against: 395

Before the Tournament  

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Jack Overby]

Appel played #108 Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) and won 379 to 374 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-0, +5.

Round 2

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Appel played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 465 to 349 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-0, +121.

Round 3

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Appel played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 519 to 326 (a spread of 193).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 3-0, +314.

Round 4

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Appel played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 387 to 382 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 4-0, +319.

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

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Appel played #13 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 457 to 399 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5-0, +377.

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Rob Robinsky]

Appel played #27 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 6-0, +450.

Round 7

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Appel played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-1, +416.

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Trey Wright]

Appel played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 323 to 487 (a spread of -164).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 6-2, +252.

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

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Orry Swift]

Appel played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 445 to 525 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 6-3, +172.

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

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Appel played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 448 to 369 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-3, +251.

Round 11

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Appel played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 501 to 331 (a spread of 170).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-3, +421.

Round 12

[photo of David Koenig]

Appel played #30 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 456 to 382 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 9-3, +495.

Round 13

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Appel played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 385 to 473 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-4, +407.

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

Round 14

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Appel played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 447 to 338 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 10-4, +516.

Round 15

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Appel played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 433 to 331 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-4, +618.

Round 16

[photo of Ross Brown]

Appel played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 488 to 351 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-4, +755.

Round 17

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 421 to 424 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-5, +752.

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

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Jesse Day]

Appel played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 515 to 348 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-5, +919.

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

Round 19

[photo of Rod MacNeil]

Appel played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and won 551 to 283 (a spread of 268).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-5, +1187.

Round 20

[photo of Orry Swift]

Appel played #6 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and lost 464 to 510 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-6, +1141.

Round 21

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Appel played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 438 to 416 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-6, +1163.

Round 22

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Appel played #49 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) again and lost 305 to 363 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-7, +1105.

Round 23

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Appel played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 384 to 517 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-8, +972.

Round 24

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Appel played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) again and won 404 to 369 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-8, +1007.

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

Appel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 25

[photo of Jim Kramer]

Appel played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 331 to 478 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 16-9, +860.

Round 26

[photo of Chris Cree]

Appel played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 17-9, +864.

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

Round 27

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Appel played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and won 550 to 343 (a spread of 207).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 18-9, +1071.

Round 28

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Appel played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) again and won 459 to 358 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 19-9, +1172.

Round 29

[photo of Jim Kramer]

Appel played #31 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) again and lost 406 to 493 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 19-10, +1085.

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

Round 30

[photo of Brian Bowman]

Appel played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 367 to 443 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 19-11, +1009.

Round 31

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Appel played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) for the third time and won 381 to 332 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 20-11, +1058.


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