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NSC 2010: Brian Cappelletto [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Cappelletto, 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 21-10, +1231, and is ranked #2 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 Brian Cappelletto]

Given name(s): Brian
Surname(s): Cappelletto
Home: Chicago, IL, United States
Awards: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno
Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball
Round by Round

High score: 548
Average for: 421
Average against: 382

Round 1

[photo of Greg Heidler]

Cappelletto played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 427 to 318 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 1-0, +109.

Round 2

[photo of Ross Brown]

Cappelletto played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 414 to 296 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +227.

Round 3

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Cappelletto played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 404 to 400 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-0, +231.

Round 4

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Cappelletto played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 370 to 494 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 3-1, +107.

Round 5

[photo of Frank Tangredi]

Cappelletto played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 419 to 428 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 3-2, +98.

Round 6

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Cappelletto played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 446 to 312 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 4-2, +232.

Round 7

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Cappelletto played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 478 to 339 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-2, +371.

Round 8

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Cappelletto played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 443 to 336 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 6-2, +478.

Round 9

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Cappelletto played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 367 to 419 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-3, +426.

Round 10

[photo of Sammy Okosagah]

Cappelletto played #24 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 398 to 422 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6-4, +402.

Round 11

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Cappelletto played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 422 to 385 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-4, +439.

Round 12

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

Cappelletto played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 495 to 340 (a spread of 155).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-4, +594.

Round 13

[photo of Rachel Knapp]

Cappelletto played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 405 to 404 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-4, +595.

Round 14

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Cappelletto played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 486 to 407 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-4, +674.

Round 15

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Cappelletto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 414 to 374 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-4, +714.

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

Round 16

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Cappelletto played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 489 to 376 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-4, +827.

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

Round 17

[photo of Scott Appel]

Cappelletto played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 369 to 497 (a spread of -128).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-5, +699.

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

Round 18

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Cappelletto played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 448 to 432 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 13-5, +715.

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

Round 19

[photo of Orry Swift]

Cappelletto played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 427 to 424 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-5, +718.

Round 20

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Cappelletto played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 383 to 346 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 15-5, +755.

Round 21

[photo of Nigel Richards]

Cappelletto played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 349 to 378 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-6, +726.

Round 22

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Cappelletto played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 357 to 402 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 15-7, +681.

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

Round 23

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Cappelletto played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) again and won 548 to 310 (a spread of 238).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-7, +919.

Round 24

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Cappelletto played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) again and won 523 to 354 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 17-7, +1088.

Round 25

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Cappelletto played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 354 to 444 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 17-8, +998.

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

Round 26

[photo of Scott Appel]

Cappelletto played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 377 to 441 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-9, +934.

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

Round 27

[photo of Scott Jackson]

Cappelletto played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 403 to 295 (a spread of 108).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-9, +1042.

Round 28

[photo of Evans Clinchy]

Cappelletto played #45 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 440 to 298 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 19-9, +1184.

Round 29

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Cappelletto played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) for the third time and lost 371 to 417 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 19-10, +1138.

Round 30

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

Cappelletto played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) for the third time and won 411 to 341 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 20-10, +1208.

Round 31

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Cappelletto played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) for the fourth time and won 423 to 400 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 21-10, +1231.


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