NSC 2008: Phil Wertheimer [#110]

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Wertheimer, 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 21-7, +1546, and is ranked #2 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): Phil Surname(s): Wertheimer Home: Short Hills, NJ, United States Occupation: High School Student

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 421 Average against: 366
Round 1		Wertheimer played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +32.
Round 2		Wertheimer played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 508 to 258 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +282.
Round 3		Wertheimer played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 369 to 342 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +309.
Round 4		Wertheimer played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 469 to 349 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +429.
Round 5		Wertheimer played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 439 to 324 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +544. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Wertheimer played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +564.
Round 7		Wertheimer played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 401 to 371 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +594.
Round 8		Wertheimer played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +600. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wertheimer played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 376 to 338 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +638.
Round 10		Wertheimer played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 456 to 387 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-0, +707. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Wertheimer played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 551 to 328 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-0, +930.
Round 12		Wertheimer played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 490 to 311 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-0, +1109. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Wertheimer played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 337 to 427 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +1019. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wertheimer played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 535 to 300 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +1254.
Round 15		Wertheimer played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 485 to 370 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-1, +1369. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wertheimer played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 512 to 382 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-1, +1499.
Round 17		Wertheimer played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 382 to 299 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-1, +1582.
Round 18		Wertheimer played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 536 to 328 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-1, +1790.
Round 19		Wertheimer played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 422 to 396 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-1, +1816.
Round 20		Wertheimer played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 335 to 447 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-2, +1704. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Wertheimer played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 382 to 397 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-3, +1689. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Wertheimer played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 367 to 436 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1620. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Wertheimer played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1575.
Round 24		Wertheimer played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 449 to 393 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1631. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Wertheimer played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and won 422 to 379 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1674. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Wertheimer played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) again and lost 347 to 457 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +1564. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Wertheimer played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) again and won 335 to 324 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1575. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Wertheimer played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) for the third time and lost 348 to 377 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-7, +1546. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Award Ceremony		Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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