NSC 2008: Darrell Day [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Darrell Day, who is competing at the 2008 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 14-14, +148, and is ranked #51 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Darrell Day]

Given name(s): Darrell
Surname(s): Day
Home: Richardson, TX, United States
Awards: Former City Councilman; wrote feature published in NY Times
Hobbies: basketball, jogging, volleyball, chasing my 3-year-old
Occupation: Executive Recruiter
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 7/302, 17-5 +1058
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 5/149, 18.5-8.5 +509
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 5/149, 18.5-8.5 +509
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 76/108, 12-15 -240
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 76/132, 15-16 -118
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 97/172, 14.5-15.5 -406
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 32/87, 15-13 +198
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 18/76, 16-12 -16
WSC 1993 Rank: 22

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 417 Average against: 411
Round 1		Day played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 320 to 457 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -137.
Round 2		Day played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 380 to 409 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -166.
Round 3		Day played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 476 to 377 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Day played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 512 to 385 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +60.
Round 5		Day played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 441 to 377 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +124.
Round 6		Day played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 503 to 352 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +275.
Round 7		Day played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 458 to 480 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +253.
Round 8		Day played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 421 to 426 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +248.
Round 9		Day played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 529 to 357 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +420.
Round 10		Day played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 332 to 646 (a spread of -314). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, +106.
Round 11		Day played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 377 to 379 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, +104.
Round 12		Day played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 333 to 400 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-7, +37.
Round 13		Day played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 351 to 348 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +40.
Round 14		Day played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 404 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-7, +60.
Round 15		Day played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 349 to 317 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +92.
Round 16		Day played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 407 to 508 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, -9.
Round 17		Day played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 390 to 424 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, -43. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Day played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 395 to 595 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -243.
Round 19		Day played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 368 to 380 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-11, -255.
Round 20		Day played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 516 to 359 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -98.
Round 21		Day played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 501 to 427 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, -24.
Round 22		Day played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 496 to 506 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-12, -34.
Round 23		Day played #82 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and won 390 to 387 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, -31.
Round 24		Day played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-12, +11.
Round 25		Day played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -17.
Round 26		Day played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 477 to 370 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-13, +90. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Day played #35 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 395 to 256 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-13, +229.
Round 28		Day played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 346 to 427 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, +148.

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