NSC 2012: John Van Pelt [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about John Van Pelt, 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 16-15, -449, and is ranked #25 in Division CSW.

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): John Surname(s): Van Pelt Home: Centreville, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 399 Average against: 415
Round 1		Van Pelt played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 280 to 525 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -245.
Round 2		Van Pelt played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 401 to 466 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-2, -310. Van Pelt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Van Pelt played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 411 to 307 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-2, -206.
Round 4		Van Pelt played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 359 to 461 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-3, -308.
Round 5		Van Pelt played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 339 to 417 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-4, -386.
Round 6		Van Pelt played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 395 to 548 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-5, -539.
Round 7		Van Pelt played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 568 to 399 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-5, -370.
Round 8		Van Pelt played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 425 to 300 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, -245. Van Pelt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Van Pelt recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-5, -195.
Round 10		Van Pelt played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 486 to 278 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, +13. Van Pelt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Van Pelt played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 508 to 411 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +110.
Round 12		Van Pelt played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 335 to 490 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -45. Van Pelt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Van Pelt played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 253 to 484 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-7, -276.
Round 14		Van Pelt played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 400 to 384 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-7, -260. Van Pelt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Van Pelt played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 532 to 250 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +22.
Round 16		Van Pelt played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 279 to 470 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, -169.
Round 17		Van Pelt played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 480 to 286 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, +25.
Round 18		Van Pelt played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 419 to 266 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +178.
Round 19		Van Pelt played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 495 to 470 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +203.
Round 20		Van Pelt played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +230.
Round 21		Van Pelt played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 391 to 456 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +165.
Round 22		Van Pelt played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 380 to 374 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +171.
Round 23		Van Pelt played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 377 to 446 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, +102.
Round 24		Van Pelt played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 306 to 602 (a spread of -296). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-11, -194.
Round 25		Van Pelt played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and lost 385 to 476 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, -285.
Round 26		Van Pelt played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 360 to 538 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-13, -463.
Round 27		Van Pelt played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) again and won 472 to 319 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-13, -310.
Round 28		Van Pelt played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 340 to 392 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-14, -362.
Round 29		Van Pelt played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) again and won 459 to 311 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-14, -214.
Round 30		Van Pelt played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 402 to 377 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, -189.
Round 31		Van Pelt played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) for the third time and lost 285 to 545 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-15, -449.

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