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Alan Whitman [#122] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Whitman, 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. Whitman currently has a record of 13-15, +46, and is ranked #79 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): Alan
Surname(s): Whitman
Home: Los Gatos, CA, United States
Hobbies: Model trains
Occupation: Software developer
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 72/133, 15-16 +102
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 100/103, 11-20 -1235
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 108/108, 5-23 -1755

 

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event203.5-146.5 (0.581) 
Past 1-12 months33.5-31.5 (0.515)WW LLL WWW L W L WWWWW L WW LTW L WW L WW L W L W LL WWW LL W LLLLL W L W LLLL W L W L W L W L WWW LL
Past 13-24 months38-31 (0.551)LL WW LL W LLL WWW L WWWW L W L W LL W L W LL W LLL WWW LL WWWWWWWWW L W LLLL W LLL W LL WWWWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months43.5-23.5 (0.649)LLL WWWWW L WWWWWW L WW L W L W L W LL W L WWTWWWW L W LLL WWWWWWWWW L W LLL W LL W LL WWWWWWW
Past 37-48 months40-19 (0.678)LL WWWWW L WWWW LLL WWWWW L W L WWWW L WW L W L W LLL WWWWW L WW LL W L WWWWWW L WWW
Past 49-60 months24.5-17.5 (0.583)LLLL WWW L W L WWWW LLL WW L W L WW L W L WW LL WWWW L WWW L WT
Past 61-72 months24-24 (0.500)L W L W L W LL W L W L W LLLL W LLLLL W L WWWWW L WW LL W LL WWW LL WWWWW
Past 73-84 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 500
Average for: 387
Average against: 386

Round 1

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Whitman played #116 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 424 to 365 (a spread of 59).

The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV

Whitman’s record vs. Van Alen in the 7 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LW.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 1-0, +59.

Round 2

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Whitman played #108 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and won 422 to 302 (a spread of 120).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Steele in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-0, +179.

Round 3

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Whitman played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 362 to 361 (a spread of 1).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Becker in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-0, +180.

Round 4

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Whitman played #66 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 341 to 445 (a spread of -104).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Lobo in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-1, +76.

Round 5

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Whitman played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 482 to 436 (a spread of 46).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-1, +122.

Round 6

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Whitman played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 388 to 378 (a spread of 10).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Coking in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-1, +132.

Round 7

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Whitman played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 290 to 350 (a spread of -60).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Nelson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-2, +72.

Round 8

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Whitman played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 318 to 464 (a spread of -146).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Dweck in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 5-3, -74.

Round 9

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Whitman played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 445 to 321 (a spread of 124).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Creed in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-3, +50.

Round 10

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Whitman played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 377 to 292 (a spread of 85).

The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR

Whitman’s record vs. Cowan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-3, +135.

Round 11

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Whitman played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 356 to 430 (a spread of -74).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Gove in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-4, +61.

Round 12

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Whitman played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 379 to 318 (a spread of 61).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Freehof in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 8-4, +122.

Round 13

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Whitman played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 398 to 361 (a spread of 37).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Wier in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-4, +159.

Round 14

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Whitman played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 332 to 347 (a spread of -15).

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

Whitman’s record vs. Bloom 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-5, +144.

Round 15

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Whitman played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 459 to 394 (a spread of 65).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 10-5, +209.

Round 16

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Whitman played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) again and lost 365 to 429 (a spread of -64).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Nelson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-6, +145.

Round 17

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Whitman played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 382 to 389 (a spread of -7).

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

Whitman’s record vs. Ganguet in the 7 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-7, +138.

Round 18

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Whitman played #113 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 500 to 369 (a spread of 131).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Thelen in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 11-7, +269.

Round 19

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Whitman played #113 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) again and lost 364 to 498 (a spread of -134).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Thelen in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 11-8, +135.

Round 20

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Whitman played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 408 to 295 (a spread of 113).

The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: OAKLAND, CA

Whitman’s record vs. Igra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 12-8, +248.

Round 21

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Whitman played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 437 to 305 (a spread of 132).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-8, +380.

Whitman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 22

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Whitman played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 358 to 435 (a spread of -77).

The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Whitman’s record vs. Dixon in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: LWLLWLWL.
Past 49-60 months: WLW.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +303.

Round 23

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Whitman played #30 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 350 to 405 (a spread of -55).

The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR

Whitman’s record vs. Davis 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: #31.

Current record: 13-10, +248.

Round 24

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Whitman played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 342 to 386 (a spread of -44).

The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: OAKLAND, CA

Whitman’s record vs. Igra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 13-11, +204.

Round 25

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Whitman played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 416 to 424 (a spread of -8).

Before this event, Whitman had not played Spiller in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 13-12, +196.

Round 26

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Whitman played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 382 to 427 (a spread of -45).

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

Whitman’s record vs. Wise in the 7 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 13-13, +151.

Round 27

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Whitman played #105 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 350 to 443 (a spread of -93).

The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV

Whitman’s record vs. Sommer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: LL.
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: #71.

Current record: 13-14, +58.

Round 28

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Whitman played #116 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) again and lost 415 to 427 (a spread of -12).

The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV

Whitman’s record vs. Van Alen in the 7 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LW.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 13-15, +46.


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