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NSC 2011: David Whitley [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about David Whitley, who is competing at the 2011 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 13-18, -871, and is ranked #95 in Division 1.

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 David Whitley]

Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Whitley
Home: Monrovia, CA, United States
Occupation: Actuary
Round by Round

High score: 548
Average for: 387
Average against: 415

Round 1

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

Whitley played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 313 to 539 (a spread of -226).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 0-1, -226.

Round 2

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Whitley played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 530 to 328 (a spread of 202).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 1-1, -24.

Round 3

[photo of Rod Noland]

Whitley played #86 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 295 to 523 (a spread of -228).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-2, -252.

Round 4

[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]

Whitley played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 438 to 399 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 2-2, -213.

Round 5

[photo of Thomas Reinke]

Whitley played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 403 to 373 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 3-2, -183.

Round 6

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Whitley played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 297 to 482 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 3-3, -368.

Round 7

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Whitley played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 488 to 464 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 4-3, -344.

Round 8

[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]

Whitley played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 390 to 426 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-4, -380.

Round 9

[photo of Sam Rosin]

Whitley played #26 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 486 to 436 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 5-4, -330.

Round 10

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Whitley played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 334 to 488 (a spread of -154).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 5-5, -484.

Round 11

[photo of Richard Johnson]

Whitley played #90 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 286 to 480 (a spread of -194).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 5-6, -678.

Round 12

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Whitley played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 455 to 320 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 6-6, -543.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Tony Leah]

Whitley played #46 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 382 to 469 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 6-7, -630.

Round 14

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Whitley played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 548 to 348 (a spread of 200).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 7-7, -430.

Round 15

[photo of Debbie Stegman]

Whitley played #65 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 450 to 365 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 8-7, -345.

Round 16

[photo of Joe Edley]

Whitley played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 9-7, -306.

Round 17

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Whitley played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 327 to 385 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-8, -364.

Round 18

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Whitley played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 314 to 440 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-9, -490.

Round 19

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Whitley played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 365 to 437 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 9-10, -562.

Round 20

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Whitley played #5 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 372 to 388 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 9-11, -578.

Round 21

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Whitley played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 354 to 446 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 9-12, -670.

Round 22

[photo of Ronald Howard]

Whitley played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and lost 306 to 453 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 9-13, -817.

Round 23

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Whitley played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 425 to 418 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10-13, -810.

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Whitley is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 24

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Whitley played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 466 to 405 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 11-13, -749.

Round 25

[photo of Carol Kaplan]

Whitley played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 457 to 309 (a spread of 148).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 12-13, -601.

Round 26

[photo of Mark Milan]

Whitley played #78 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 362 to 462 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 12-14, -701.

Round 27

[photo of William Clark]

Whitley played #96 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 340 to 420 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 12-15, -781.

Round 28

[photo of Sam Dick-Onuoha]

Whitley played #59 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 12-16, -802.

Round 29

[photo of Marilyn Wilkins]

Whitley played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and won 389 to 294 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 13-16, -707.

Round 30

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Whitley played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and lost 298 to 407 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 13-17, -816.

Round 31

[photo of Darrell Day]

Whitley played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 357 to 412 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 13-18, -871.


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