NSC 2008: Esther White [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Esther White, 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 16-12, +357, and is ranked #24 in Division 5.

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): Esther
Surname(s): White
Home: Highland Heights, OH, United States
Awards:
Hobbies:
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 84/120, 12-15 +98
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 45/133, 17-14 -22
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 82/118, 14-17 -176
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 16/111, 18.5-12.5 +435
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 29/90, 16-14 +458
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 65/93, 12.5-15.5 -64

Round by Round
High score: 468 Average for: 359 Average against: 347
Round 1		White played #70 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 397 to 305 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +92.
Round 2		White played #11 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 365 to 313 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +144.
Round 3		White played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 293 to 373 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +64.
Round 4		White played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 337 to 345 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +56.
Round 5		White played #63 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 356 to 480 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -68.
Round 6		White played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and lost 232 to 486 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -322.
Round 7		White played #99 Steve Wolf (Plantation, FL) and won 356 to 307 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -273.
Round 8		White played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 373 to 384 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-5, -284.
Round 9		White played #10 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 367 to 350 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, -267.
Round 10		White played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 259 to 358 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, -366.
Round 11		White played #85 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 346 to 418 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -438.
Round 12		White played #98 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and won 374 to 340 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -404.
Round 13		White played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and lost 271 to 324 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -457.
Round 14		White played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and lost 342 to 400 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-9, -515.
Round 15		White played #28 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 309 to 358 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-10, -564.
Round 16		White played #74 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 387 to 238 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-10, -415.
Round 17		White played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 266 to 409 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-11, -558.
Round 18		White played #45 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 468 to 330 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-11, -420.
Round 19		White played #55 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 396 to 377 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, -401.
Round 20		White played #29 Jane Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 442 to 255 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -214.
Round 21		White played #38 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 431 to 315 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -98.
Round 22		White played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 354 to 339 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -83.
Round 23		White played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 403 to 341 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, -21.
Round 24		White played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 351 to 327 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +3.
Round 25		White played #58 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 435 to 328 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +110.
Round 26		White played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 297 to 360 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +47.
Round 27		White played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 427 to 284 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, +190.
Round 28		White played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 428 to 261 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +357.

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