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David Goodman [#52] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Goodman, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Goodman currently has a record of 18-12, +1282, and is ranked #21 in Division 3.

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

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Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Goodman
Home: Albany, NY, United States
Age: 43
Hobbies: Reading, Music, Movies
Occupation: Rehabilitation Teacher

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event1-3 (0.250) 
Past 1-12 months1-3 (0.250)W LLL
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 507
Average for: 407
Average against: 365

Before the Tournament  

Goodman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Goodman played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 391 (a spread of -74) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Stulman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #136.

Current record: 0-1, -74.

Round 2

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Goodman played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 369 to 342 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Myers in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 1-1, -47.

Round 3

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Goodman played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 372 to 309 (a spread of 63) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 2-1, +16.

Round 4

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Goodman played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 438 to 328 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Rogers in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 3-1, +126.

Round 5

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Goodman played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 416 to 390 (a spread of 26) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 4-1, +152.

Round 6

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Goodman played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 358 to 386 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Starr in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 4-2, +124.

Round 7

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Goodman played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 331 to 408 (a spread of -77) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Loritz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 4-3, +47.

Round 8

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Goodman played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 336 to 426 (a spread of -90) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 4-4, -43.

Round 9

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Goodman played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 439 to 283 (a spread of 156) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Becker in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 5-4, +113.

Round 10

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Goodman played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 404 to 306 (a spread of 98) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Wayne in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-4, +211.

Round 11

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Goodman played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 400 to 419 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Alexander in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 6-5, +192.

Round 12

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Goodman played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 459 to 349 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Jordan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 7-5, +302.

Round 13

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Goodman played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 437 to 362 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Ross in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 8-5, +377.

Round 14

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Goodman played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 484 to 340 (a spread of 144) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 9-5, +521.

Round 15

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Goodman played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 400 to 409 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Tang in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 9-6, +512.

Round 16

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Goodman played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 348 to 475 (a spread of -127) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Lyda in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 9-7, +385.

Round 17

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Goodman played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 480 to 338 (a spread of 142) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 10-7, +527.

Round 18

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Goodman played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 481 to 307 (a spread of 174) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 11-7, +701.

Round 19

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Goodman played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 446 to 302 (a spread of 144) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played McCall in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 12-7, +845.

Round 20

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Goodman played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 350 to 354 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 12-8, +841.

Round 21

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Goodman played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 294 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-8, +951.

Round 22

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Goodman played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 412 to 360 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played King in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-8, +1003.

Round 23

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Goodman played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 402 to 420 (a spread of -18) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-9, +985.

Round 24

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Goodman played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 363 to 286 (a spread of 77) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Casey in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 15-9, +1062.

Round 25

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Goodman played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 507 to 316 (a spread of 191) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-9, +1253.

Round 26

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Goodman played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 474 to 322 (a spread of 152) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played King in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 17-9, +1405.

Round 27

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Goodman played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 465 (a spread of -101) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Panitch in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 17-10, +1304.

Round 28

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Goodman played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 364 to 474 (a spread of -110) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Stafford in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 17-11, +1194.

Round 29

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Goodman played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 449 to 350 (a spread of 99) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 18-11, +1293.

Round 30

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Goodman played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 415 to 426 (a spread of -11) .

Before this event, Goodman had not played Haverly in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 18-12, +1282.


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