Whitney Gould [#52] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Whitney Gould, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Gould currently has a record of 14-14, -72, and is ranked #71 in Division 6.

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 Hobbies: hiking, bicycling, reading Occupation: Writer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	17.5-10.5 (0.625)
Past 1-12 months	7-6 (0.538)	L W L W LL WW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	10.5-4.5 (0.700)	LL W L W L WWWWWWWTW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 341 Average against: 344
Round 1		Gould played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and lost 255 to 444 (a spread of -189) . Before this event, Gould had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 0-1, -189.
Round 2		Gould played #13 Mike Bell (Hillman, MI) and won 378 to 280 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Gould had not played Bell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -91.
Round 3		Gould played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 312 to 364 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Gould had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-2, -143.
Round 4		Gould played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and won 327 to 292 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Gould had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-2, -108.
Round 5		Gould played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 351 to 296 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Gould had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-2, -53.
Round 6		Gould played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 489 to 297 (a spread of 192) . Before this event, Gould had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-2, +139.
Round 7		Gould played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 346 to 337 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: OAKLAND, CA Gould’s record vs. Julian in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-2, +148.
Round 8		Gould played #43 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 373 to 352 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Gould had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-2, +169.
Round 9		Gould played #105 Bradley Powell (Davis, CA) and won 413 to 390 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Gould had not played Powell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-2, +192.
Round 10		Gould played #65 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 318 to 341 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Gould had not played Hunt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-3, +169.
Round 11		Gould played #100 Sandy Parry (Pacifica, CA) and lost 345 to 406 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Gould had not played Parry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-4, +108.
Round 12		Gould played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and lost 245 to 328 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gould’s record vs. Lundeen in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-5, +25.
Round 13		Gould played #134 Robert Wall (Kalamazoo, MI) and lost 290 to 471 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Gould had not played Wall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-6, -156.
Round 14		Gould played #41 Brian Engelberg (Meridian, ID) and lost 327 to 373 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Gould had not played Engelberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-7, -202.
Round 15		Gould played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Gould had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-7, -149.
Round 16		Gould played #64 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 381 to 265 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Gould had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-7, -33.
Round 17		Gould played #62 Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ) and lost 320 to 347 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Gould had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-8, -60.
Round 18		Gould played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 385 to 306 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Gould had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-8, +19.
Round 19		Gould played #66 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and lost 236 to 375 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Gould had not played Hurley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-9, -120.
Round 20		Gould played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 338 to 322 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Gould had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-9, -104.
Round 21		Gould played #64 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 321 to 412 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Gould had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-10, -195.
Round 22		Gould played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 363 to 288 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Gould had not played Wadley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-10, -120.
Round 23		Gould played #62 Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ) and won 355 to 320 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Gould had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-10, -85.
Round 24		Gould played #136 Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL) and won 428 to 240 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Gould had not played Wilkinson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-10, +103.
Round 25		Gould played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 273 to 402 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Gould had not played Roter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-11, -26.
Round 26		Gould played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 354 to 364 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Gould had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-12, -36.
Round 27		Gould played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 298 to 317 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Gould had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-13, -55.
Round 28		Gould played #78 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 338 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gould’s record vs. Krook in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: T. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-14, -72.

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