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Alan Whitman [#101] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information

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Given name(s): Alan
Surname(s): Whitman
Home: Los Gatos, CA, United States
Age: 58
Hobbies: Scrabble
Occupation: Software Developer

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 510
Average for: 370
Average against: 416

Round 1

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Whitman played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 318 to 349 (a spread of -31) .

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 0-1, -31.

Round 2

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Whitman played #031 Mike Frentz (San Bruno, CA) and lost 433 to 487 (a spread of -54) .

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 0-2, -85.

Round 3

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Whitman played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 348 to 415 (a spread of -67) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 0-3, -152.

Round 4

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Whitman played #044 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and lost 308 to 463 (a spread of -155) .

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-4, -307.

Round 5

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Whitman played #060 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 405 to 432 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 0-5, -334.

Round 6

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Whitman played #103 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 471 to 366 (a spread of 105) .

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 1-5, -229.

Round 7

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Whitman played #053 Steven Jones (Seattle, WA) and lost 352 to 356 (a spread of -4) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 1-6, -233.

Round 8

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Whitman played #033 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 421 to 376 (a spread of 45) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 2-6, -188.

Round 9

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Whitman played #005 Benjamin Bloom (Israel) and lost 298 to 509 (a spread of -211) .

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 2-7, -399.

Round 10

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Whitman played #041 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 411 to 365 (a spread of 46) .

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 3-7, -353.

Round 11

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Whitman played #059 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 421 to 387 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 4-7, -319.

Round 12

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Whitman played #014 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 312 to 483 (a spread of -171) .

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 4-8, -490.

Round 13

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Whitman played #015 Jonn Dalton (The Colony, TX) and lost 269 to 452 (a spread of -183) .

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 4-9, -673.

Round 14

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Whitman played #048 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 407 (a spread of -19) .

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 4-10, -692.

Round 15  

Whitman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 5-10, -642.

Round 16

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Whitman played #030 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 375 to 472 (a spread of -97) .

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 5-11, -739.

Round 17

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Whitman played #070 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 392 to 439 (a spread of -47) .

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 5-12, -786.

Round 18

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Whitman played #063 Ben Greenwood (Somerville, MA) and won 364 to 320 (a spread of 44) .

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 6-12, -742.

Round 19

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Whitman played #032 Donna Fuchsluger (Timonium, MD) and lost 362 to 381 (a spread of -19) .

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 6-13, -761.

Round 20  

Whitman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 7-13, -711.

Round 21

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Whitman played #066 Ron McGill (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 395 to 366 (a spread of 29) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 8-13, -682.

Round 22

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Whitman played #026 Stefan Fatsis (Brooklyn, NY) and won 510 to 361 (a spread of 149) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 9-13, -533.

Round 23

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Whitman played #023 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 413 to 364 (a spread of 49) .

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 10-13, -484.

Round 24

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Whitman played #041 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 304 to 470 (a spread of -166) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 10-14, -650.

Round 25

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Whitman played #067 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 474 (a spread of -148) .

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-15, -798.

Round 26

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Whitman played #088 Betty Schulman (Coronado, CA) and lost 365 to 419 (a spread of -54) .

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 10-16, -852.

Round 27

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Whitman played #080 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 409 to 435 (a spread of -26) .

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 10-17, -878.

Round 28

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Whitman played #032 Donna Fuchsluger (Timonium, MD) and lost 292 to 373 (a spread of -81) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 10-18, -959.

Round 29

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Whitman played #067 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and lost 318 to 438 (a spread of -120) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 10-19, -1079.

Round 30

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Whitman played #032 Donna Fuchsluger (Timonium, MD) and won 434 to 389 (a spread of 45) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 11-19, -1034.

Round 31

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Whitman played #088 Betty Schulman (Coronado, CA) and lost 315 to 516 (a spread of -201) .

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 11-20, -1235.


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