October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Frank Tangredi [#41]

On this page, you will find information about Frank Tangredi, 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 6-9, -501, and is ranked #35 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 Frank Tangredi]

Given name(s): Frank
Surname(s): Tangredi
Home: West Babylon, NY, United States
Awards: winning my division at BAT every 16 years; $32K winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Hobbies: acting; singing; anagrams; creating elaborate trivia games
Occupation: Social Studies Textbook Editor And Emerging Playwright
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 62/172, 16-14 +388
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 50/87, 13.5-14.5 -462

Round by Round
High score: 479 Average for: 402 Average against: 436
Round 1		Tangredi played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 325 to 497 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -172.
Round 2		Tangredi played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 409 to 475 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -238.
Round 3		Tangredi played #33 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 451 to 421 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -208.
Round 4		Tangredi played #38 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and lost 369 to 506 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-3, -345.
Round 5		Tangredi played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 432 to 361 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -274.
Round 6		Tangredi played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 459 to 385 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -200.
Round 7		Tangredi played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 401 to 417 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-4, -216.
Round 8		Tangredi played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 258 to 480 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -438.
Round 9		Tangredi played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 467 to 366 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -337.
Round 10		Tangredi played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 479 to 359 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -217.
Round 11		Tangredi played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 396 to 454 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -275.
Round 12		Tangredi played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 429 to 450 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-7, -296. Tangredi is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Tangredi played #34 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 434 to 367 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -229.
Round 14		Tangredi played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 367 to 508 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-8, -370.
Round 15		Tangredi played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) again and lost 361 to 492 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-9, -501.

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