NSC 2008: David Pearl [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about David Pearl, 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 9-19, -1259, and is ranked #102 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 David Pearl]

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
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 33/102, 15-13 +788

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 369 Average against: 418
Round 1		Pearl played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 411 to 447 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Pearl played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 332 to 472 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-2, -176.
Round 3		Pearl played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 316 to 402 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-3, -262.
Round 4		Pearl played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 339 to 326 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -249.
Round 5		Pearl played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 389 to 372 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -232.
Round 6		Pearl played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 352 to 364 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -244.
Round 7		Pearl played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 382 to 396 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-5, -258.
Round 8		Pearl played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 265 to 461 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-6, -454.
Round 9		Pearl played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 378 to 454 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-7, -530.
Round 10		Pearl played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 428 to 415 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-7, -517.
Round 11		Pearl recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-7, -467.
Round 12		Pearl played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 316 to 501 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-8, -652.
Round 13		Pearl played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 452 to 285 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-8, -485.
Round 14		Pearl played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 391 to 350 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -444.
Round 15		Pearl played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 374 to 447 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, -517.
Round 16		Pearl played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and lost 358 to 473 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-10, -632.
Round 17		Pearl played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 406 to 467 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-11, -693.
Round 18		Pearl played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 344 to 555 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-12, -904.
Round 19		Pearl played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 370 to 459 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-13, -993.
Round 20		Pearl played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 375 to 427 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-14, -1045.
Round 21		Pearl played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 261 to 416 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-15, -1200.
Round 22		Pearl played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 335 to 490 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-16, -1355.
Round 23		Pearl played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 343 to 470 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-17, -1482.
Round 24		Pearl played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 378 to 374 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-17, -1478.
Round 25		Pearl played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 448 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-18, -1580.
Round 26		Pearl played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 440 to 305 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-18, -1445.
Round 27		Pearl played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 334 to 438 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-19, -1549.
Round 28		Pearl played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) again and won 561 to 271 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-19, -1259.

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