NSC 2008: Michael David [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael David, 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 19-9, +878, and is ranked #5 in Division 3.

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): Michael Surname(s): David Home: Beaver Dam, WI, United States Hobbies: Music, Tennis, Ping-pong, Reading Occupation: Math Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 5 NSC 2005 Rank: 5/93, 19-9 +518 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 67/129, 14-14 -274

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 403 Average against: 371
Round 1		David played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 375 to 315 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		David played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 408 to 287 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +181.
Round 3		David played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 464 to 524 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		David played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 347 to 452 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, +16.
Round 5		David played #36 Jeanne Freebody (Oakland, CA) and won 391 to 339 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +68.
Round 6		David played #38 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 342 to 528 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-3, -118.
Round 7		David played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 383 to 264 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-3, +1.
Round 8		David played #59 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 439 to 375 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, +65.
Round 9		David played #15 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, +30.
Round 10		David played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 529 to 326 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +233.
Round 11		David played #26 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 395 to 316 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +312.
Round 12		David played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 375 to 366 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +321.
Round 13		David played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 331 to 409 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-5, +243.
Round 14		David played #22 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 319 to 361 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +201.
Round 15		David played #79 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 394 to 366 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +229.
Round 16		David played #126 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 393 to 309 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-6, +313.
Round 17		David played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and lost 346 to 372 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +287.
Round 18		David played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +326.
Round 19		David played #115 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 430 to 337 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +419.
Round 20		David played #132 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby, BC) and won 425 to 399 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +445.
Round 21		David played #102 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 557 to 335 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +667.
Round 22		David played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 398 to 499 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +566.
Round 23		David played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 337 to 449 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +454.
Round 24		David played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +507.
Round 25		David played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 299 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +622.
Round 26		David played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 421 to 373 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +670.
Round 27		David played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 430 to 289 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +811.
Round 28		David played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) again and won 414 to 347 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +878.

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