NSC 2012: Dave Rauppius [#39]

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Rauppius, 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 19-12, +1203, and is ranked #9 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): Dave Surname(s): Rauppius Home: Athens, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 589 Average for: 427 Average against: 388
Round 1		Rauppius played #44 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 502 to 262 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +240.
Round 2		Rauppius played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 442 to 406 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +276.
Round 3		Rauppius played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 350 to 435 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +191.
Round 4		Rauppius played #8 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 450 to 416 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +225.
Round 5		Rauppius played #75 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 444 to 366 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +303.
Round 6		Rauppius played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 370 to 436 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +237.
Round 7		Rauppius played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 294 to 377 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +154.
Round 8		Rauppius played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 486 to 341 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +299.
Round 9		Rauppius played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 399 to 408 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +290.
Round 10		Rauppius played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and lost 289 to 430 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-5, +149.
Round 11		Rauppius played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 299 to 404 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-6, +44.
Round 12		Rauppius played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and won 464 to 326 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-6, +182.
Round 13		Rauppius played #65 Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL) and won 522 to 330 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +374.
Round 14		Rauppius played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 502 to 367 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +509. Rauppius is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rauppius played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 563 to 332 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +740.
Round 16		Rauppius played #30 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 428 to 432 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +736.
Round 17		Rauppius played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 288 to 371 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +653.
Round 18		Rauppius played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 415 to 380 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +688.
Round 19		Rauppius played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 577 to 332 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +933.
Round 20		Rauppius played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 405 to 350 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +988.
Round 21		Rauppius played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 439 to 413 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +1014.
Round 22		Rauppius played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) again and won 589 to 359 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +1244.
Round 23		Rauppius played #6 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 488 to 369 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1363.
Round 24		Rauppius played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 329 to 463 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +1229.
Round 25		Rauppius played #40 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 457 to 428 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +1258.
Round 26		Rauppius played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 429 to 400 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1287.
Round 27		Rauppius played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 386 to 440 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +1233. Rauppius is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rauppius played #4 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 373 to 493 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +1113.
Round 29		Rauppius played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 313 to 414 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +1012.
Round 30		Rauppius played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 475 to 333 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +1154.
Round 31		Rauppius played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and won 468 to 419 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +1203.

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