David Goodman [#52] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Goodman, 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. Goodman currently has a record of 18-12, +1282, and is ranked #21 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): Goodman Home: Albany, NY, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: Reading, Music, Movies Occupation: Rehabilitation Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-3 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	1-3 (0.250)	W LLL
Past 13-24 months	no games
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: 507 Average for: 407 Average against: 365
Before the Tournament		Goodman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Goodman played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 391 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-1, -74.
Round 2		Goodman played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 369 to 342 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-1, -47.
Round 3		Goodman played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 372 to 309 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-1, +16.
Round 4		Goodman played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 438 to 328 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-1, +126.
Round 5		Goodman played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 416 to 390 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Goodman had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-1, +152.
Round 6		Goodman played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 358 to 386 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-2, +124.
Round 7		Goodman played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 331 to 408 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-3, +47.
Round 8		Goodman played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 336 to 426 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-4, -43.
Round 9		Goodman played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 439 to 283 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-4, +113.
Round 10		Goodman played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 404 to 306 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-4, +211.
Round 11		Goodman played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 400 to 419 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-5, +192.
Round 12		Goodman played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 459 to 349 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +302.
Round 13		Goodman played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 437 to 362 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-5, +377.
Round 14		Goodman played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 484 to 340 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +521.
Round 15		Goodman played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 400 to 409 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +512.
Round 16		Goodman played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 348 to 475 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, +385.
Round 17		Goodman played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 480 to 338 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-7, +527.
Round 18		Goodman played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 481 to 307 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +701.
Round 19		Goodman played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 446 to 302 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Goodman had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +845.
Round 20		Goodman played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 350 to 354 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +841.
Round 21		Goodman played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 294 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +951.
Round 22		Goodman played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 412 to 360 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Goodman had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +1003.
Round 23		Goodman played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 402 to 420 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +985.
Round 24		Goodman played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 363 to 286 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +1062.
Round 25		Goodman played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 507 to 316 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +1253.
Round 26		Goodman played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 474 to 322 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Goodman had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +1405.
Round 27		Goodman played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 364 to 465 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +1304.
Round 28		Goodman played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 364 to 474 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +1194.
Round 29		Goodman played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 449 to 350 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +1293.
Round 30		Goodman played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 415 to 426 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Goodman had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-12, +1282.

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