NSC 2008: Stuart Goldman [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Stuart D Goldman, 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 12-16, +268, and is ranked #95 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

[photo of Stuart D Goldman]

Given name(s): Stuart D
Surname(s): Goldman
Home: San Francisco, CA, United States
Awards: Scrabble senior hall of fame
Hobbies: puzzles
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 35/65, 139.0 credits
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 11/32, 9-8 +181
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 146/302, 11-11 +146
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 21, 14-7 +799
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 44/149, 15-12 +173
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 44/149, 15-12 +173
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 89/176, 13-14 +414
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 6/176, 19-8 +822
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 56/134, 14-13 +339
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 67/108, 12.5-14.5 +114
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 78/126, 14-17 +104
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 78/98, 12.5-18.5 -107
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/132, 14-17 -120
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 31/108, 16-12 -327
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 39/102, 15-13 +177

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 386 Average against: 377
Round 1		Goldman played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 405 to 356 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Goldman played #106 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 250 to 440 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-1, -141.
Round 3		Goldman played #47 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-2, -181.
Round 4		Goldman played #123 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 473 to 292 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Goldman played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 350 to 448 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -98.
Round 6		Goldman played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 484 to 299 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +87.
Round 7		Goldman played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 382 to 276 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +193.
Round 8		Goldman played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 432 to 321 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +304.
Round 9		Goldman played #86 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 423 to 364 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +363.
Round 10		Goldman played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 442 to 272 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +533.
Round 11		Goldman played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 361 to 425 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +469.
Round 12		Goldman played #134 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 438 to 434 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +473.
Round 13		Goldman played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and lost 326 to 379 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +420.
Round 14		Goldman played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 377 to 331 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +466.
Round 15		Goldman played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +463.
Round 16		Goldman played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 414 to 307 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +570.
Round 17		Goldman played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 393 to 396 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +567.
Round 18		Goldman played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 476 to 347 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +696.
Round 19		Goldman played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and lost 337 to 541 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +492.
Round 20		Goldman played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 333 to 335 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +490.
Round 21		Goldman played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 359 to 382 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +467.
Round 22		Goldman played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 373 to 429 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, +411.
Round 23		Goldman played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 356 to 367 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, +400.
Round 24		Goldman played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 385 to 407 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-13, +378.
Round 25		Goldman played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 351 to 324 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-13, +405.
Round 26		Goldman played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 420 to 437 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, +388.
Round 27		Goldman played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 380 to 442 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-15, +326.
Round 28		Goldman played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 347 to 405 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-16, +268.

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