NSC 2008: Richard Savitt [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Savitt, 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, -323, and is ranked #92 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

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Given name(s): Richard
Surname(s): Savitt
Home: Miami, FL, United States
Awards: regional level winner in nsc and acbl events
Hobbies: golf duplicate bridge
Occupation: Lawyer [Retired]
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 39/77, 15-16 +283
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 61/111, 15-16 +124
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 120/150, 13-17 -470
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 34/93, 15-13 +469
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 57/116, 14-14 +133

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 358 Average against: 370
Round 1		Savitt played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 286 to 396 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -110.
Round 2		Savitt played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 269 to 436 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-2, -277.
Round 3		Savitt played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 311 to 391 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-3, -357.
Round 4		Savitt played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 383 to 332 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-3, -306.
Round 5		Savitt played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 424 to 349 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-3, -231.
Round 6		Savitt played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 357 to 449 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-4, -323.
Round 7		Savitt played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 472 to 302 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -153.
Round 8		Savitt played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 369 to 362 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, -146.
Round 9		Savitt played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 304 to 397 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-5, -239.
Round 10		Savitt played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 434 to 310 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -115.
Round 11		Savitt played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 288 to 375 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -202.
Round 12		Savitt played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 283 to 509 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-7, -428.
Round 13		Savitt played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 481 to 296 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -243.
Round 14		Savitt played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 345 to 353 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-8, -251.
Round 15		Savitt played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 327 to 394 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-9, -318.
Round 16		Savitt played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 401 to 280 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-9, -197.
Round 17		Savitt played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 354 to 326 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-9, -169.
Round 18		Savitt played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 323 to 453 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-10, -299.
Round 19		Savitt played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 406 to 329 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, -222.
Round 20		Savitt played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 356 to 368 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, -234.
Round 21		Savitt played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 270 to 298 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-12, -262.
Round 22		Savitt played #102 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 372 to 405 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-13, -295.
Round 23		Savitt played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 289 to 439 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-14, -445. Savitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Savitt played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 414 to 358 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-14, -389.
Round 25		Savitt played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and won 502 to 337 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-14, -224.
Round 26		Savitt played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and lost 307 to 415 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-15, -332.
Round 27		Savitt played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 352 to 415 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-16, -395.
Round 28		Savitt played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 350 to 278 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-16, -323.

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