October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Joseph Gaspard [#28]

On this page, you will find information about Joe Gaspard, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8.5-6.5, +575, and is ranked #13 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): Joe Surname(s): Gaspard Home: Minneapolis, MN, United States Awards: Daughter Amy, Age 20 Hobbies: Theater, Reading, Writing Occupation: Public Service Manager NSC 2002 Division: 2 NSC 2002 Rank: 91/103, 12-19 -343 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 106/172, 14-16 -32

Round by Round
High score: 548 Average for: 431 Average against: 393
Round 1		Gaspard played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 496 to 279 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +217.
Round 2		Gaspard played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 401 to 438 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-1, +180.
Round 3		Gaspard played #34 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 451 to 384 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +247.
Round 4		Gaspard played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 543 to 416 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +374. Gaspard is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gaspard played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 444 to 336 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +482.
Round 6		Gaspard played #8 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 364 to 456 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-2, +390. Gaspard is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Gaspard played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 548 to 384 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-2, +554.
Round 8		Gaspard played #10 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 412 to 518 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-3, +448.
Round 9		Gaspard played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 463 to 397 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +514.
Round 10		Gaspard played #26 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 399 to 444 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-4, +469.
Round 11		Gaspard played #21 Aaron Bader (Cambridge, MA) and won 387 to 301 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +555.
Round 12		Gaspard played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and tied at 392. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +555. Gaspard is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Gaspard played #13 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 358 to 373 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +540.
Round 14		Gaspard played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and lost 376 to 457 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +459. Gaspard is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gaspard played #39 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 429 to 313 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +575.

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