NSC 2011: David Weiss [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about David Weiss, 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 17-14, +604, and is ranked #24 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
	Given name(s): David Surname(s): Weiss Home: Billings, MT, United States Awards: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004 Hobbies: Movies, hiking, skiing, travel Occupation: Professor of media studies

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 395 Average against: 375
Round 1		Weiss played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 382 to 410 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Weiss played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 423 to 388 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Weiss played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 464 to 268 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +203.
Round 4		Weiss played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 409 to 341 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +271. Weiss is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Weiss is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Weiss played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 415 to 441 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +245.
Round 6		Weiss played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 504 to 278 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +471.
Round 7		Weiss played #87 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 472 to 330 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +613.
Round 8		Weiss played #2 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 456 to 366 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +703.
Round 9		Weiss played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 371 to 480 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +594.
Round 10		Weiss played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 331 to 426 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +499.
Round 11		Weiss played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 333 to 331 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +501.
Round 12		Weiss played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 346 to 318 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +529. Weiss is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Weiss played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 387 to 435 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +481.
Round 14		Weiss played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 374 to 390 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +465.
Round 15		Weiss played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 446 to 319 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-6, +592.
Round 16		Weiss played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 431 to 390 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +633.
Round 17		Weiss played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 340 to 461 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +512.
Round 18		Weiss played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +504.
Round 19		Weiss played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and lost 356 to 390 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, +470.
Round 20		Weiss played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 423 to 366 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +527.
Round 21		Weiss played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 410 to 333 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +604.
Round 22		Weiss played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 329 to 405 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-10, +528.
Round 23		Weiss played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 349 to 370 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-11, +507.
Round 24		Weiss played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 331 to 390 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +448.
Round 25		Weiss played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 395 to 434 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-13, +409.
Round 26		Weiss played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 373 to 368 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-13, +414.
Round 27		Weiss played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 445 to 406 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, +453.
Round 28		Weiss played #39 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 369 to 415 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, +407.
Round 29		Weiss played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 374 to 302 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-14, +479. Weiss is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Weiss played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 348 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, +583.
Round 31		Weiss played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 366 to 345 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-14, +604.

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