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NSC 2012: Scott Appel [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Appel, who is competing at the 2012 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, -515, and is ranked #26 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: Elkins Park, PA, United States
Awards: 2009 and 2010 BAT Premier
Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball & Football, Crosswords, Running, following the Red Sox and Eagles
Occupation: Statistician
Round by Round

High score: 499
Average for: 388
Average against: 405

Round 1

[photo of Aldo Cardia]

Appel played #60 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and won 430 to 400 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-0, +30.

Round 2

[photo of Karl Higby]

Appel played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 428 to 421 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-0, +37.

Round 3

[photo of Maddy Kamen]

Appel played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-0, +43.

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

Round 4

[photo of Nigel Peltier]

Appel played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 435 to 326 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-0, +152.

Round 5

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

Appel played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 303 to 398 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-1, +57.

Round 6

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Appel played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 313 to 481 (a spread of -168).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 4-2, -111.

Appel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]

Appel played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and won 499 to 378 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 5-2, +10.

Round 8

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Appel played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 395 to 444 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-3, -39.

Round 9

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Appel played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 319 to 465 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-4, -185.

Round 10

[photo of Matt Canik]

Appel played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 477 to 417 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-4, -125.

Round 11

[photo of Ross Brown]

Appel played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 400 to 455 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-5, -180.

Round 12

[photo of Robert Kahn]

Appel played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-5, -153.

Round 13

[photo of John Karris]

Appel played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 399 to 382 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-5, -136.

Round 14

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Appel played #36 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 352 to 425 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-6, -209.

Round 15

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Appel played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 346 to 392 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 8-7, -255.

Round 16

[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]

Appel played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 358 to 499 (a spread of -141).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 8-8, -396.

Round 17

[photo of Randy Greenspan]

Appel played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 9-8, -336.

Round 18

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

Appel played #30 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 454 to 395 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 10-8, -277.

Round 19

[photo of Eric Tran]

Appel played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 436 to 415 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 11-8, -256.

Round 20

[photo of Jesse Day]

Appel played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 241 to 463 (a spread of -222).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 11-9, -478.

Round 21

[photo of Will Anderson]

Appel played #12 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 423 to 363 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 12-9, -418.

Round 22

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Appel played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 414 to 536 (a spread of -122).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 12-10, -540.

Round 23

[photo of Chris Cree]

Appel played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 429 to 312 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 13-10, -423.

Round 24

[photo of Eric Goldstein]

Appel played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 437 to 325 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-10, -311.

Round 25

[photo of Michael Early]

Appel played #67 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 262 to 404 (a spread of -142).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 14-11, -453.

Round 26

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Appel played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 430 to 387 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 15-11, -410.

Round 27

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Appel played #39 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 433 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 15-12, -455.

Round 28

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Appel played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 345 to 367 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 15-13, -477.

Round 29

[photo of Trip Payne]

Appel played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 296 to 476 (a spread of -180).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 15-14, -657.

Round 30

[photo of Steve Glass]

Appel played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 386 to 333 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 16-14, -604.

Round 31

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Appel played #54 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and won 397 to 308 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 17-14, -515.


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