Judith Whitcomb [#120] at USSO 2006

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Judith Whitcomb, 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. Whitcomb currently has a record of 12-16, -250, and is ranked #90 in Division 4.

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): Judith Surname(s): Whitcomb Home: Patagonia, AZ, United States Hobbies: Jewelry maker, paper arts crafter, rubber stamper Occupation: Retired

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	35-32 (0.522)
Past 1-12 months	2-3 (0.400)	L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	W L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	12-8 (0.600)	W L W L WWW L WWW LLL WWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	11-10 (0.524)	LL W LLL W LL WW L W L WWWW L WW
Past 61-72 months	6-8 (0.429)	L WW L W L W LLL WW LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 358 Average against: 367
Round 1		Whitcomb played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 322 to 402 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -80.
Round 2		Whitcomb played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 390 to 367 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitcomb’s record vs. Sanders 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -57.
Round 3		Whitcomb played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 307 to 302 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -52.
Round 4		Whitcomb played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 363 to 355 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-1, -44.
Round 5		Whitcomb played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 285 to 371 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -130.
Round 6		Whitcomb played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 365 to 317 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, -82.
Round 7		Whitcomb played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 431 to 308 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +41.
Round 8		Whitcomb played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 435 to 322 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Whitcomb’s record vs. Mancel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-2, +154.
Round 9		Whitcomb played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 331 to 401 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-3, +84.
Round 10		Whitcomb played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 355 to 359 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Whitcomb’s record vs. Mair 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, +80.
Round 11		Whitcomb played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 273 to 361 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, -8.
Round 12		Whitcomb played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 375 to 306 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, +61.
Round 13		Whitcomb played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 334 to 391 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +4.
Round 14		Whitcomb played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 376 to 411 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-7, -31.
Round 15		Whitcomb played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) again and won 487 to 291 (a spread of 196). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, +165.
Round 16		Whitcomb played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 337 to 427 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-8, +75.
Round 17		Whitcomb played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 371 to 394 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Whitcomb’s record vs. Santee 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: #63. Current record: 8-9, +52.
Round 18		Whitcomb played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 294 to 440 (a spread of -146). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Whitcomb’s record vs. Drinkwine 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: #73. Current record: 8-10, -94.
Round 19		Whitcomb played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 362 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-11, -106.
Round 20		Whitcomb played #2 Jamila Atcha (Laughlin, NV) and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Whitcomb’s record vs. Atcha 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-11, -92.
Round 21		Whitcomb played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 290 to 402 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-12, -204.
Round 22		Whitcomb played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 388 to 370 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -186.
Round 23		Whitcomb played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 368 to 413 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-13, -231.
Round 24		Whitcomb played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) again and won 381 to 338 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-13, -188.
Round 25		Whitcomb played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and lost 377 to 382 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-14, -193.
Round 26		Whitcomb played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and won 400 to 334 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-14, -127.
Round 27		Whitcomb played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 302 to 368 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Whitcomb’s record vs. Schaeffer 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: #82. Current record: 12-15, -193.
Round 28		Whitcomb played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Whitcomb had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-16, -250.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2006 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca