David Pearl [#72] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about David Pearl, 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. Pearl currently has a record of 15-13, +788, and is ranked #33 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): David
Surname(s): Pearl
Home: Long Beach, CA, United States
Awards: New Orleans d2
Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Reading, Music, Film
Occupation: Financial Planner
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 1/125, 22-9 +1894
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 1/122, 22-9 +1292
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 43/103, 16-15 +155
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 1/139, 23-7 +1367
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/87, 11-17 -677

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	64-61 (0.512)
Past 1-12 months	11-7 (0.611)	WWWW L WWWW LL W LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	8-7 (0.533)	L WW LL W L W L WW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	7-3 (0.700)	WW LL WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	11-17 (0.393)	L W LLLLL WWW LLLL W LL WW L W LL W L WW L
Past 49-60 months	14-14 (0.500)	W L W L WW L WW L W LL W LL WW LLL W LL W L WW
Past 61-72 months	13-13 (0.500)	WW L WW L W L W L WW LLL WW LLL W L W LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 513 Average for: 404 Average against: 375
Round 1		Pearl played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 463 to 393 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Pearl’s record vs. Avrin 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: W. 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: #21. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Pearl played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 307 to 453 (a spread of -146). Before this event, Pearl had not played Lamerand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -76.
Round 3		Pearl played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 394 to 493 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Pearl’s record vs. Goldman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WLWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -175. Pearl is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Pearl played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 421 to 313 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Pearl had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, -67.
Round 5		Pearl played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 389 to 391 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pearl’s record vs. Frank in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #67. Current record: 2-3, -69.
Round 6		Pearl played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 432 to 400 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Pearl had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, -37.
Round 7		Pearl played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 289 to 352 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Pearl had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -100.
Round 8		Pearl played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 357 to 421 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Pearl had not played Heidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -164.
Round 9		Pearl played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 295 to 386 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Pearl had not played Engelhardt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-6, -255.
Round 10		Pearl played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 434 to 468 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Pearl had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-7, -289.
Round 11		Pearl played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 482 to 347 (a spread of 135). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pearl’s record vs. Cornelison in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-7, -154.
Round 12		Pearl played #102 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 513 to 295 (a spread of 218). Before this event, Pearl had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, +64.
Round 13		Pearl played #103 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 496 to 296 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Pearl had not played Weissman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, +264.
Round 14		Pearl played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 397 to 301 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Pearl had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +360.
Round 15		Pearl played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 425 to 376 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Pearl’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-10 (0.412). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LWWL. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: LWLLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, +409.
Round 16		Pearl played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 384 to 410 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pearl’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +383.
Round 17		Pearl played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 443 to 312 (a spread of 131). Before this event, Pearl had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +514.
Round 18		Pearl played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and lost 304 to 375 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Pearl had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +443.
Round 19		Pearl played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) again and lost 412 to 415 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Pearl had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-10, +440.
Round 20		Pearl played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 419 to 446 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Pearl’s record vs. Smith 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-11, +413.
Round 21		Pearl played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 368 to 381 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Pearl’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-10 (0.412). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LWWL. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: LWLLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-12, +400.
Round 22		Pearl played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 447 to 330 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Pearl had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-12, +517.
Round 23		Pearl played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 389 to 355 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Pearl had not played Slivka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, +551.
Round 24		Pearl played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 438 to 303 (a spread of 135). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Pearl’s record vs. Knapp in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #44. Current record: 12-12, +686.
Round 25		Pearl played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 408 to 503 (a spread of -95). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: PASADENA, CA Pearl’s record vs. Elkins in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #52. Current record: 12-13, +591. Pearl is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Pearl played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 439 to 326 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Pearl had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-13, +704.
Round 27		Pearl played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 322 to 282 (a spread of 40). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Pearl’s record vs. Avrin 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: W. 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: #37. Current record: 14-13, +744.
Round 28		Pearl played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 433 to 389 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pearl’s record vs. Shafritz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, +788.

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