NSC 2009: David Weiss [#42]

[ Congratulations to 2009 National SCRABBLE Champion Dave Wiegand! ]

On this page, you will find information about David Weiss, who is competing at the 2009 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 13.5-17.5, +25, and is ranked #72 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
	Given name(s): David Surname(s): Weiss Home: Billings, MT, USA Awards: Jeopardy contestant. Top-rated Scrabble player in Montana. Hobbies: Hiking, skiing, movies, ice skating Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 396 Average against: 395
Round 1		Weiss played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 378 to 420 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2		Weiss played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +11.
Round 3		Weiss played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 391 to 418 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -16.
Round 4		Weiss played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 393 to 352 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +25.
Round 5		Weiss played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 465 to 277 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +213.
Round 6		Weiss played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 370 to 328 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +255.
Round 7		Weiss played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +205.
Round 8		Weiss played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and tied at 380. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +205.
Round 9		Weiss played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 394 to 335 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +264.
Round 10		Weiss played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 445 to 442 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +267.
Round 11		Weiss played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and lost 360 to 441 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +186.
Round 12		Weiss played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 358 to 409 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +135.
Round 13		Weiss played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 284 to 430 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -11.
Round 14		Weiss played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 462 to 404 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +47.
Round 15		Weiss played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 440 to 330 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +157.
Round 16		Weiss played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 454 to 318 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +293.
Round 17		Weiss played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 344 to 424 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +213.
Round 18		Weiss played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 344 to 408 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +149.
Round 19		Weiss played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 391 to 392 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +148.
Round 20		Weiss played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 446 to 478 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9.5-10.5, +116.
Round 21		Weiss played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 461 to 380 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +197.
Round 22		Weiss played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 435 to 458 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +174.
Round 23		Weiss played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 324 to 463 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +35.
Round 24		Weiss played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 410 to 366 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +79.
Round 25		Weiss played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 409 to 454 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +34.
Round 26		Weiss played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 441 to 365 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +110.
Round 27		Weiss played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +36.
Round 28		Weiss played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 405 to 362 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +79. Weiss is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Weiss played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 384 to 401 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +62.
Round 30		Weiss played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and lost 367 to 397 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +32.
Round 31		Weiss played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) again and lost 420 to 427 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13.5-17.5, +25.

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