Robert Whitcomb [#120] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Whitcomb, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Whitcomb currently has a record of 10-18, -920, and is ranked #125 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
	Given name(s): Robert Surname(s): Whitcomb Home: Patagonia, AZ, United States Awards: 300 research papers; 4 oral history books; 1 poetry book Hobbies: Oral history, scientific field research Occupation: Retired scientist

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	39-44 (0.470)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	1-4 (0.200)	W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	WW LL W LL
Past 37-48 months	17-13 (0.567)	W L WW LL W LL W L W LL W L WWWW L W L WW LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	9-10 (0.474)	L W LL WW L WW LLL W LL W L WW
Past 61-72 months	9-11 (0.450)	L WW LL W L W LL W L W LL W L WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 439 Average for: 366 Average against: 402
Round 1		Whitcomb played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 439 to 445 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Easter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -6.
Round 2		Whitcomb played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 425 to 429 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -10.
Round 3		Whitcomb played #35 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 301 to 379 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-3, -88.
Round 4		Whitcomb played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 286 to 476 (a spread of -190). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Whitcomb’s record vs. Raymond in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-4, -278.
Round 5		Whitcomb played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 557 (a spread of -254). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Wise in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-5, -532.
Round 6		Whitcomb played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 420 to 418 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Jokubaitis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-5, -530.
Round 7		Whitcomb played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-5, -436.
Round 8		Whitcomb played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 297 to 435 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Unger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-6, -574.
Round 9		Whitcomb played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 337 to 360 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-7, -597.
Round 10		Whitcomb played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Whitcomb’s record vs. Dixon in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 2-8, -617.
Round 11		Whitcomb played #36 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 328 to 406 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 2-9, -695.
Round 12		Whitcomb played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 341 to 427 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 2-10, -781.
Round 13		Whitcomb played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 337 to 427 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Anstandig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 2-11, -871.
Round 14		Whitcomb played #75 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 338 to 321 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitcomb’s record vs. Mocine in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-11, -854.
Round 15		Whitcomb played #47 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 376 to 417 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-12, -895.
Round 16		Whitcomb played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) again and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Whitcomb’s record vs. Raymond in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-13, -905.
Round 17		Whitcomb played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 315 to 406 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-14, -996.
Round 18		Whitcomb recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 4-14, -946.
Round 19		Whitcomb played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and won 402 to 352 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 5-14, -896.
Round 20		Whitcomb played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and lost 410 to 445 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 5-15, -931.
Round 21		Whitcomb played #65 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 391 to 373 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Lipe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 6-15, -913.
Round 22		Whitcomb played #127 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 392 to 288 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Wolfe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 7-15, -809.
Round 23		Whitcomb played #47 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) again and lost 402 to 411 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7-16, -818.
Round 24		Whitcomb played #35 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) again and won 372 to 336 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-16, -782.
Round 25		Whitcomb played #54 William Guignon (St. Louis, MO) and won 418 to 392 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Guignon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 9-16, -756.
Round 26		Whitcomb played #35 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) for the third time and lost 334 to 417 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9-17, -839.
Round 27		Whitcomb played #1 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 328 to 477 (a spread of -149). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Allen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 9-18, -988.
Round 28		Whitcomb played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) for the third time and won 428 to 360 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Whitcomb’s record vs. Raymond in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10-18, -920.

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