Alan Whitman [#108] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Whitman, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Whitman currently has a record of 5-23, -1755, and is ranked #108 in Division 2.

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): Alan Surname(s): Whitman Home: Los Gatos, CA, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: skiing, model trains Occupation: Software Developer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	92-154 (0.374)
Past 1-12 months	23-20 (0.535)	LL WWW LLLLL WW L WW L WWW L W L WW LL WW L W L W LLL WWWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	19-42 (0.311)	W L W LLL WW LLLL WWW LL W L WW LLLLL W L WW LLLLLLLLL WW LLL W LLLLLL W LLLL WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	23-37 (0.383)	L W LL W L WW LLL W L W LLLL W L W L W LLL W L W L W LLL W L W L WW LL W L W LLL W LL WWW LLLLL W
Past 37-48 months	20-35 (0.364)	LL WWW LLL W LLL W LL W L WW L W LL W LL W L W LLLLL WW LL W L WW LLLL WW LLLLLL W
Past 49-60 months	5-15 (0.250)	LLLL W LL W LLLL W LLL W LL W
Past 61-72 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 440 Average for: 347 Average against: 409
Round 1		Whitman played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 342 to 350 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Whitman played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 280 to 389 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-2, -117.
Round 3		Whitman played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and lost 293 to 486 (a spread of -193) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LOS GATOS, CA Whitman’s record vs. Dady in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -310.
Round 4		Whitman played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 309 to 339 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Whitman’s record vs. Dalton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-4, -340.
Round 5		Whitman played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 243 to 407 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-5, -504.
Round 6		Whitman played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 386 to 454 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-6, -572.
Round 7		Whitman played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 370 to 494 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Parsons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-7, -696.
Round 8		Whitman played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 354 to 377 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Krieger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-8, -719.
Round 9		Whitman played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 391 to 343 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-8, -671.
Round 10		Whitman played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 239 to 467 (a spread of -228) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-9, -899.
Round 11		Whitman played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 420 to 374 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Merrill in the 6 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: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-9, -853.
Round 12		Whitman played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 305 to 449 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Murray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-10, -997.
Round 13		Whitman played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 287 to 387 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-11, -1097.
Round 14		Whitman played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Whitman’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 9-24 (0.273). Past 1-12 months: LWLLWLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLLLLLWLWLLLLLLLWLL. Past 25-36 months: LWWWLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-12, -1124.
Round 15		Whitman played #42 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 372 to 524 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Horowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-13, -1276.
Round 16		Whitman played #7 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 337 to 515 (a spread of -178) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Brook in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-14, -1454.
Round 17		Whitman played #94 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 440 to 356 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Shambach in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-14, -1370.
Round 18		Whitman played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and lost 346 to 414 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Merrill in the 6 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: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-15, -1438.
Round 19		Whitman played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 430 to 395 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-15, -1403.
Round 20		Whitman played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 356 to 468 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Whitman’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 9-24 (0.273). Past 1-12 months: LWLLWLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLLLLLWLWLLLLLLLWLL. Past 25-36 months: LWWWLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-16, -1515.
Round 21		Whitman played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 379 to 383 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-17, -1519.
Round 22		Whitman played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 285 to 405 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Whitman’s record vs. Apindi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 9-24 (0.273). Past 1-12 months: LWLLWLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLLLLLWLWLLLLLLLWLL. Past 25-36 months: LWWWLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-18, -1639.
Round 23		Whitman played #7 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 357 to 376 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Brook in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-19, -1658.
Round 24		Whitman played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 346 to 380 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-20, -1692.
Round 25		Whitman played #7 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 351 to 331 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Brook in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-20, -1672.
Round 26		Whitman played #42 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 361 to 401 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Horowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-21, -1712.
Round 27		Whitman played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Whitman had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-22, -1724.
Round 28		Whitman played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 386 to 417 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Whitman’s record vs. Hay in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-23, -1755.

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