Whitney Gould [#12] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Whitney Gould, who is a contestant in Division 7 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. Gould currently has a record of 19.5-10.5, +1505, and is ranked #5 in Division 7.

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): Whitney Surname(s): Gould Home: Kentfield, CA, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: hiking, movies, and of course, Scrabble Occupation: Writer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 364 Average against: 313
Round 1		Gould played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 382 to 373 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Gould had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Gould played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 358 to 370 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Gould had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Gould played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 366 to 336 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Gould had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +27.
Round 4		Gould played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 428 to 270 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Gould had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +185.
Round 5		Gould played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 400 to 239 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Gould had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +346.
Round 6		Gould played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 349 to 306 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Gould had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +389.
Round 7		Gould played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 344 to 326 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gould had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +407.
Round 8		Gould played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 317 to 293 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Gould had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +431.
Round 9		Gould played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 405 to 306 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Gould had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-1, +530.
Round 10		Gould played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 473 to 194 (a spread of 279) . Before this event, Gould had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-1, +809.
Round 11		Gould played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 398 to 248 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Gould had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-1, +959.
Round 12		Gould played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 358 to 316 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Gould had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-1, +1001.
Round 13		Gould played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and lost 346 to 364 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Gould had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-2, +983.
Round 14		Gould played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 358 to 281 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Gould had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-2, +1060.
Round 15		Gould played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 433 to 232 (a spread of 201) . Before this event, Gould had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-2, +1261.
Round 16		Gould played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 302 to 355 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Gould had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-3, +1208.
Round 17		Gould played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 346 to 383 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Gould had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-4, +1171.
Round 18		Gould played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 330 to 245 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Gould had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-4, +1256.
Round 19		Gould played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 294 to 335 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Gould had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-5, +1215.
Round 20		Gould played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 333 to 353 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Gould had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +1195.
Round 21		Gould played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 271 to 393 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Gould had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1073.
Round 22		Gould played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 319 to 295 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Gould had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +1097.
Round 23		Gould played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 332 to 346 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Gould had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +1083.
Round 24		Gould played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 260 to 372 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Gould had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +971.
Round 25		Gould played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and won 406 to 240 (a spread of 166) . Before this event, Gould had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +1137.
Round 26		Gould played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 341 to 352 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gould had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +1126.
Round 27		Gould played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and won 374 to 264 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Gould had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +1236.
Round 28		Gould played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and won 499 to 351 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Gould had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1384.
Round 29		Gould played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and won 438 to 317 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Gould had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +1505.
Round 30		Gould played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and tied at 348 . Before this event, Gould had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +1505. Gould is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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