Dave Balthaser [#6] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Balthaser, 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. Balthaser currently has a record of 13-15, -559, and is ranked #91 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): Dave Surname(s): Balthaser Home: Skipperville, AL, United States Awards: Pigeon forge 2006 Div 3 winner , !82-84-3 overall NSA Hobbies: Hunting, cycling, triathlons

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	4-1 (0.800)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 375 Average against: 395
Round 1		Balthaser played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 499 to 444 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Balthaser played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 362 to 479 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -62.
Round 3		Balthaser played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 411 to 297 (a spread of 114). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +52.
Round 4		Balthaser played #100 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and won 389 to 385 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +56.
Round 5		Balthaser played #71 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 399 to 362 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Michaels in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +93.
Round 6		Balthaser played #32 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Deutsch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, +83.
Round 7		Balthaser played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 467 to 405 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Oliva in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +145.
Round 8		Balthaser played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 233 to 449 (a spread of -216). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, -71.
Round 9		Balthaser played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and lost 340 to 418 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-4, -149.
Round 10		Balthaser played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 392 to 456 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Gove in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, -213.
Round 11		Balthaser played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 277 to 451 (a spread of -174). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-6, -387.
Round 12		Balthaser played #121 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 337 to 416 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Balthaser had not played White in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-7, -466.
Round 13		Balthaser played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 446 to 342 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-7, -362.
Round 14		Balthaser played #65 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 379 to 356 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Balthaser’s record vs. Lipe in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #77. Current record: 7-7, -339.
Round 15		Balthaser played #17 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 254 to 470 (a spread of -216). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Camper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-8, -555.
Round 16		Balthaser played #98 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 468 to 340 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Sealy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-8, -427.
Round 17		Balthaser played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 311 to 386 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-9, -502.
Round 18		Balthaser played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 400 to 346 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-9, -448.
Round 19		Balthaser played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 284 to 335 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Unger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-10, -499.
Round 20		Balthaser played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 316 to 396 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-11, -579.
Round 21		Balthaser played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Easter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-11, -550.
Round 22		Balthaser played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) again and lost 339 to 476 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-12, -687.
Round 23		Balthaser played #12 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 484 to 351 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Bogle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-12, -554.
Round 24		Balthaser played #36 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 473 to 348 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-12, -429. Balthaser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Balthaser played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and lost 367 to 405 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-13, -467.
Round 26		Balthaser played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) again and lost 349 to 379 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-14, -497.
Round 27		Balthaser played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 319 to 465 (a spread of -146). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -643.
Round 28		Balthaser played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) again and won 424 to 340 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Balthaser had not played Easter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -559.

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