NSC 2010: Joel Wapnick [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, 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 17-14, +914, and is ranked #30 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
	Given name(s): Joel Surname(s): Wapnick Home: Montreal, QC, Canada Awards: 1999 World Champion; 1983 North American Champion; 1998 Canadian Champion Hobbies: Fiction writing Occupation: university professor

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 422 Average against: 393
Round 1		Wapnick played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 446 to 287 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +159.
Round 2		Wapnick played #64 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 339 to 471 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +27.
Round 3		Wapnick played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 539 to 416 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +150.
Round 4		Wapnick played #28 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 433 to 434 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +149.
Round 5		Wapnick played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 333 to 479 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, +3.
Round 6		Wapnick played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -15.
Round 7		Wapnick played #13 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 467 to 307 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, +145.
Round 8		Wapnick played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 303 to 448 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, +0.
Round 9		Wapnick played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 353 to 434 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, -81.
Round 10		Wapnick played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 490 to 291 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, +118.
Round 11		Wapnick played #34 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 482 to 365 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-6, +235.
Round 12		Wapnick played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 552 to 243 (a spread of 309). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-6, +544.
Round 13		Wapnick played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-7, +460.
Round 14		Wapnick played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 400 to 422 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, +438.
Round 15		Wapnick played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 502 to 349 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, +591.
Round 16		Wapnick played #95 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 443 to 402 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, +632.
Round 17		Wapnick played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and lost 431 to 483 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, +580. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wapnick played #58 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 424 to 345 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +659.
Round 19		Wapnick played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 391 to 374 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +676.
Round 20		Wapnick played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 552 to 356 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +872.
Round 21		Wapnick played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 386 to 428 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, +830. Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Wapnick played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 367 to 384 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, +813.
Round 23		Wapnick played #92 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 395 to 430 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, +778.
Round 24		Wapnick played #93 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 411 to 312 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, +877.
Round 25		Wapnick played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 275 to 499 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-13, +653.
Round 26		Wapnick played #69 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 557 to 396 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-13, +814.
Round 27		Wapnick played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 461 to 333 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, +942.
Round 28		Wapnick played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 472 to 427 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, +987.
Round 29		Wapnick played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 405 to 367 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +1025.
Round 30		Wapnick played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 298 to 484 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-14, +839.
Round 31		Wapnick played #7 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 436 to 361 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-14, +914.

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