Diane Firstman [#25] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Firstman, 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. Firstman currently has a record of 15-13, -186, and is ranked #43 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

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Given name(s): Diane
Surname(s): Firstman
Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Awards: Survived to this point
Hobbies: Baseball humorist/blogger/researcher
Occupation: Demographic analyst
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 79/120, 13-14 -869
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 103/105, 10-21 -998
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 77/103, 14-17 -821
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 91/172, 15-15 -529
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 73/108, 13-15 -354

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	68-85 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	WW LL W L WW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	13-19 (0.406)	WWW LLL W L W L WW LLL W L WW LL W LLLL W L W LLL
Past 25-36 months	10-19 (0.345)	L W LL W L W LLL WW LLLLL W LLLL W L WW L W L
Past 37-48 months	10-17 (0.370)	LLLL W L WWW LLLL W L W LLLL WW LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	22-19 (0.537)	WW L W LL W L W L WW LL W L WWW LL W L W L WW L WW L WW LLLL WW L W
Past 61-72 months	6-6 (0.500)	L WW L WW LLL W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 385 Average against: 392
Round 1		Firstman played #102 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 354 to 319 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Firstman had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Firstman played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 487 to 334 (a spread of 153). The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Firstman’s record vs. Shafritz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +188.
Round 3		Firstman played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 488 to 293 (a spread of 195). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Firstman’s record vs. Engelhardt in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLLW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +383. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Firstman played #84 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 552 to 352 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Firstman had not played Schultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +583.
Round 5		Firstman played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 301 to 499 (a spread of -198). Before this event, Firstman had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +385.
Round 6		Firstman played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 330 to 385 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Firstman had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +330.
Round 7		Firstman played #97 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 365 to 360 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Firstman had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +335.
Round 8		Firstman played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 489 to 278 (a spread of 211). Before this event, Firstman had not played Glass in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +546. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Firstman played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 467 to 292 (a spread of 175). Before this event, Firstman had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +721.
Round 10		Firstman played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 318 to 500 (a spread of -182). Before this event, Firstman had not played Przybyszewski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +539.
Round 11		Firstman played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 382 to 292 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Firstman had not played Ravichandran in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +629.
Round 12		Firstman played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 357 to 446 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Firstman had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +540.
Round 13		Firstman played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 326 to 476 (a spread of -150). Before this event, Firstman had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +390.
Round 14		Firstman played #29 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 365 to 449 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Firstman had not played Gardenswartz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +306. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Firstman played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 309 to 505 (a spread of -196). Before this event, Firstman had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +110.
Round 16		Firstman played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 390 to 373 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: CAPE COD, MA Firstman’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +127.
Round 17		Firstman played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Firstman had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +165.
Round 18		Firstman played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 402 to 430 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Firstman’s record vs. Stocker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +137.
Round 19		Firstman played #80 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 311 to 401 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Firstman had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +47.
Round 20		Firstman played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 384 to 358 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Firstman’s record vs. Milan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #34. Current record: 11-9, +73.
Round 21		Firstman played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 351 to 445 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Firstman had not played Lamerand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, -21.
Round 22		Firstman played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and won 391 to 390 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Firstman had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, -20.
Round 23		Firstman played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 379 to 443 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Firstman’s record vs. Castellano in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, -84.
Round 24		Firstman played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 424 to 402 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Firstman had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, -62.
Round 25		Firstman played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) again and lost 313 to 430 (a spread of -117). The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: CAPE COD, MA Firstman’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-12, -179.
Round 26		Firstman played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) again and won 357 to 346 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Firstman had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, -168.
Round 27		Firstman played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 415 to 272 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Firstman had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, -25.
Round 28		Firstman played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) again and lost 365 to 526 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Firstman had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-13, -186.

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