Brian Whitt [#151] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Whitt, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Whitt currently has a record of 15-15, +726, and is ranked #64 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): Brian Surname(s): Whitt Home: Goldthwaite, TX, United States Age: 36 Hobbies: Fishing Occupation: Desktop Publisher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-3 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 356 Average against: 332
Round 1		Whitt played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 286 to 321 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Whitt had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Whitt played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 368 to 404 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-2, -71.
Round 3		Whitt played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 371 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Whitt's record vs. Hiller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-3, -74.
Round 4		Whitt played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 415 to 235 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-3, +106.
Round 5		Whitt played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 361 to 273 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Koch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, +194.
Round 6		Whitt played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 389 to 275 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +308.
Round 7		Whitt played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and lost 374 to 413 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, +269.
Round 8		Whitt played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 353 to 326 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +296.
Round 9		Whitt played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 386 to 312 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Melvin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +370.
Round 10		Whitt played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 363 to 380 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +353.
Round 11		Whitt played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 361 to 288 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +426.
Round 12		Whitt played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 392 to 374 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +444.
Round 13		Whitt played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 382 to 402 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +424.
Round 14		Whitt played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 385 to 277 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +532.
Round 15		Whitt played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 282 to 337 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +477.
Round 16		Whitt played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 463 to 254 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +686.
Round 17		Whitt played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and lost 331 to 350 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Whitt's record vs. Litton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, +667.
Round 18		Whitt played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 344 to 314 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +697.
Round 19		Whitt played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 349 to 314 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +732.
Round 20		Whitt played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 356 to 308 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +780.
Round 21		Whitt played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, +713.
Round 22		Whitt played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 240 (a spread of 180) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Whitt's record vs. Solis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +893.
Round 23		Whitt played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 387 to 318 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +962.
Round 24		Whitt played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 411 to 283 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +1090.
Round 25		Whitt played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 326 to 329 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +1087.
Round 26		Whitt played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 339 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +1077.
Round 27		Whitt played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 336 to 364 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +1049.
Round 28		Whitt played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 302 to 399 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, +952.
Round 29		Whitt played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 280 to 396 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, +836.
Round 30		Whitt played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 270 to 380 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Whitt had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-15, +726.

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