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Ginger White [#162] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ginger White, 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. White currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, -736, and is ranked #117 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): Ginger
Surname(s): White
Home: Shirley, NY, United States
Age: 60
Hobbies: Scrabble%00, reading, camping, hiking, Just having a great time!
Occupation: Scrabble Tournament Director

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event21-15 (0.583) 
Past 1-12 months3-1 (0.750)W L WW
Past 13-24 months1-2 (0.333)LL W
Past 25-36 months8-7 (0.533)LLL WWW L W LL WW L WW
Past 37-48 months3-0 (1.000)WWW
Past 49-60 months6-5 (0.545)L WW L W L WW LL W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 433
Average for: 346
Average against: 371

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

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White played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 379 to 370 (a spread of 9) .

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

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-0, +9.

Round 2

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White played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 373 to 368 (a spread of 5) .

The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

White's record vs. Stulman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: L.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 2-0, +14.

Round 3

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White played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 233 to 421 (a spread of -188) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

White's record vs. Starr in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 2-1, -174.

Round 4

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White played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 373 to 352 (a spread of 21) .

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

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 3-1, -153.

Round 5

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White played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 390 to 416 (a spread of -26) .

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

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3-2, -179.

Round 6

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White played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 317 to 470 (a spread of -153) .

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

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 3-3, -332.

Round 7

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White played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 340 to 399 (a spread of -59) .

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

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 3-4, -391.

Round 8

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White played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 430 to 296 (a spread of 134) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

White's record vs. Serville in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 4-4, -257.

Round 9

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White played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 400 to 339 (a spread of 61) .

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

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 5-4, -196.

Round 10

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White played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 370 to 309 (a spread of 61) .

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

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-4, -135.

Round 11

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White played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 341 to 370 (a spread of -29) .

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

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 6-5, -164.

Round 12

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White played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 361 to 387 (a spread of -26) .

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

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 6-6, -190.

Round 13

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White played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and tied at 345 .

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

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 6.5-6.5, -190.

Round 14

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White played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 345 to 370 (a spread of -25) .

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

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 6.5-7.5, -215.

Round 15

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White played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 346 to 320 (a spread of 26) .

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

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, -189.

Round 16

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White played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 433 to 399 (a spread of 34) .

The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY

White's record vs. Denton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8.5-7.5, -155.

Round 17

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White played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 388 to 386 (a spread of 2) .

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

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 9.5-7.5, -153.

Round 18

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White played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 259 to 516 (a spread of -257) .

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

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 9.5-8.5, -410.

Round 19

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White played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 300 to 330 (a spread of -30) .

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

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 9.5-9.5, -440.

Round 20

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White played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 277 to 310 (a spread of -33) .

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

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 9.5-10.5, -473.

Round 21

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White played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 304 to 401 (a spread of -97) .

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

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 9.5-11.5, -570.

Round 22

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White played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 270 to 413 (a spread of -143) .

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

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 9.5-12.5, -713.

Round 23

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White played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 389 to 297 (a spread of 92) .

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

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 10.5-12.5, -621.

Round 24

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White played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 307 to 326 (a spread of -19) .

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

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 10.5-13.5, -640.

Round 25

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White played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 352 to 447 (a spread of -95) .

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

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 10.5-14.5, -735.

Round 26

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White played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 371 (a spread of 53) .

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

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 11.5-14.5, -682.

Round 27

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White played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 280 to 317 (a spread of -37) .

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

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 11.5-15.5, -719.

Round 28

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White played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 347 to 398 (a spread of -51) .

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

Current ranking: #140.

Current record: 11.5-16.5, -770.

White is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 29

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White played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 351 to 324 (a spread of 27) .

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

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 12.5-16.5, -743.

Round 30

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White played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 355 to 348 (a spread of 7) .

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

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 13.5-16.5, -736.


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