NSC 2008: Diane Firstman [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Firstman, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, -138, and is ranked #52 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

[photo of Diane Firstman]

Given name(s): Diane
Surname(s): Firstman
Home: Forest Hills, NY, United States
Awards: Survived to this point
Hobbies: Baseball humorist/blogger/researcher
Occupation: Nyc Govt. Data Analyst
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 79/120, 13-14 -869
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 103/105, 10-21 -998
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 77/103, 14-17 -821
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 91/172, 15-15 -529
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 73/108, 13-15 -354
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 43/102, 15-13 -186

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 387 Average against: 392
Round 1		Firstman played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Firstman played #6 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 345 to 428 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-1, -69.
Round 3		Firstman played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, -25.
Round 4		Firstman played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and won 491 to 343 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +123.
Round 5		Firstman played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 353 to 319 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +157.
Round 6		Firstman played #125 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 377 to 383 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +151.
Round 7		Firstman played #15 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 365 to 407 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +109. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Firstman played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 429 to 401 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, +137.
Round 9		Firstman played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and lost 327 to 496 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, -32. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Firstman played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 333 to 385 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, -84.
Round 11		Firstman played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 428 to 382 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-5, -38.
Round 12		Firstman played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 282 to 372 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-6, -128.
Round 13		Firstman played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 300 to 467 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-7, -295.
Round 14		Firstman played #123 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 467 to 356 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-7, -184.
Round 15		Firstman played #106 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 334 to 494 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-8, -344.
Round 16		Firstman played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 324 to 497 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-9, -517.
Round 17		Firstman played #87 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 467 to 332 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-9, -382.
Round 18		Firstman played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 451 to 321 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-9, -252.
Round 19		Firstman played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 386 to 435 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-10, -301.
Round 20		Firstman played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 318 to 388 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-11, -371.
Round 21		Firstman played #96 Cathy Osickey (Gainesville, FL) and won 373 to 339 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-11, -337.
Round 22		Firstman played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 495 to 391 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-11, -233.
Round 23		Firstman played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 397 to 290 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, -126.
Round 24		Firstman played #49 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-11, -104.
Round 25		Firstman played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 371 to 359 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-11, -92.
Round 26		Firstman played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 495 to 359 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-11, +44.
Round 27		Firstman played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 409 to 437 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-12, +16.
Round 28		Firstman played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 304 to 458 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-13, -138.

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