David Weiss [#160] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Weiss, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Weiss currently has a record of 13-17, -464, and is ranked #133 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): David Surname(s): Weiss Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States Age: 42 Awards: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004 Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, traveling Occupation: Graduate student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	14-14 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	12-11 (0.522)	L W LLLL WW LLLL W L WWWWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 469 Average for: 360 Average against: 376
Before the Tournament		Weiss is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Weiss played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 337 to 373 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Weiss played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Weiss had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-1, +4.
Round 3		Weiss played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 337 to 432 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-2, -91.
Round 4		Weiss played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 469 to 321 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-2, +57.
Round 5		Weiss played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 302 to 425 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-3, -66.
Round 6		Weiss played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 434 to 356 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-3, +12.
Round 7		Weiss played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 286 to 399 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-4, -101.
Round 8		Weiss played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 322 to 399 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-5, -178.
Round 9		Weiss played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 330 to 374 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 3-6, -222.
Round 10		Weiss played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 338 to 331 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 4-6, -215.
Round 11		Weiss played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and lost 328 to 393 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 4-7, -280.
Round 12		Weiss played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 400 to 364 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 5-7, -244.
Round 13		Weiss played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 338 to 349 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 5-8, -255.
Round 14		Weiss played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 368 to 337 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Weiss's record vs. Brooks in the 5 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. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-8, -224.
Round 15		Weiss played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 407 to 347 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-8, -164.
Round 16		Weiss played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 437 to 363 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Weiss had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-8, -90.
Round 17		Weiss played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 391 to 427 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-9, -126.
Round 18		Weiss played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 300 to 498 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8-10, -324.
Round 19		Weiss played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 352 to 316 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-10, -288.
Round 20		Weiss played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 300 to 343 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 9-11, -331.
Round 21		Weiss played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 413 to 388 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-11, -306.
Round 22		Weiss played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 432 to 295 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-11, -169.
Round 23		Weiss played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 214 to 346 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-12, -301.
Round 24		Weiss played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 372 to 308 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-12, -237.
Round 25		Weiss played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 360 to 401 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Weiss's record vs. Colwell in the 5 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. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-13, -278.
Round 26		Weiss played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 423 to 332 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-13, -187.
Round 27		Weiss played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 417 to 421 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 13-14, -191.
Round 28		Weiss played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 319 to 428 (a spread of -109) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Weiss's record vs. McArthur in the 5 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. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 13-15, -300.
Round 29		Weiss played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 305 to 401 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 13-16, -396.
Round 30		Weiss played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 332 to 400 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Weiss had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 13-17, -464.

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