NSC 2008: David Dinning [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about David Dinning, 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 10-18, -1021, and is ranked #109 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): David
Surname(s): Dinning
Home: Tampa, FL, United States
Occupation: Psychologist
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 65/78, 11-16 +317
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 30/125, 18-13 +299
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 103/118, 12-19 -260
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 58/111, 16-15 -591
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 83/150, 15-15 -372
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 119/122, 9-19 -422

Round by Round
High score: 550 Average for: 342 Average against: 379
Round 1		Dinning played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 217 to 355 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2		Dinning played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 311 to 521 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -348.
Round 3		Dinning played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 329 to 346 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-3, -365.
Round 4		Dinning played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 363 to 330 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-3, -332.
Round 5		Dinning played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 391 to 408 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-4, -349.
Round 6		Dinning played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 270 to 370 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-5, -449.
Round 7		Dinning played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 315 to 400 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-6, -534.
Round 8		Dinning played #35 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 362 to 344 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-6, -516.
Round 9		Dinning played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-6, -406.
Round 10		Dinning played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 255 to 438 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-7, -589.
Round 11		Dinning played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 351 to 379 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-8, -617.
Round 12		Dinning played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 323 to 392 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-9, -686.
Round 13		Dinning played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 410 to 333 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-9, -609.
Round 14		Dinning played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 268 to 455 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 4-10, -796.
Round 15		Dinning played #26 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 370 to 335 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-10, -761.
Round 16		Dinning played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 385 to 287 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, -663.
Round 17		Dinning played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 303 to 350 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-11, -710.
Round 18		Dinning played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 286 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-11, -607.
Round 19		Dinning played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 502 to 392 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-11, -497. Dinning is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Dinning played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 356 to 325 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-11, -466.
Round 21		Dinning played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 274 to 329 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-12, -521.
Round 22		Dinning played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 355 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-13, -527.
Round 23		Dinning played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and lost 302 to 438 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-14, -663.
Round 24		Dinning played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 358 to 414 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-15, -719.
Round 25		Dinning played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 550 to 350 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-15, -519.
Round 26		Dinning played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 256 to 495 (a spread of -239). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-16, -758.
Round 27		Dinning played #32 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 281 to 478 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-17, -955.
Round 28		Dinning played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 295 to 361 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-18, -1021.

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