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Stuart Goldman [#31] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Stuart D Goldman, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Goldman currently has a record of 14-17, +96, 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

[photo of Stuart D Goldman]

Given name(s): Stuart D
Surname(s): Goldman
Home: Riverhead, NY, United States
Awards: Scrabble senior hall of fame
Hobbies: puzzles
Occupation: retired teacher
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 35/65, 139.0 credits
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 11/32, 9-8 +181
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 146/302, 11-11 +146
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 21, 14-7 +799
NSC 1988 Division: 1
NSC 1988 Rank: 18/200, 17-10 +761
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 44/149, 15-12 +173
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 89/176, 13-14 +414
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 6/176, 19-8 +822
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 56/134, 14-13 +339
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 67/108, 12.5-14.5 +114
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 78/126, 14-17 +104
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 78/98, 12.5-18.5 -107
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/132, 14-17 -120
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 31/108, 16-12 -327
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 39/102, 15-13 +177
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event107-92 (0.538) 
Past 1-12 months15-4 (0.789)WW L W L WWW LL WWWWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months24-18 (0.571)WW L W L WWWW LL WWWWW LTL W L W L W LLL WW L W L W L WWTW L W LL
Past 25-36 months13-12 (0.520)LL WWWWW LLLL W LLL W LLL WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months22-24 (0.478)LL W LL W L WW LLLL WW L W L WW L W L WWWW LLLL WW L W L W LL W LL WWW L
Past 49-60 months19-15 (0.559)LL W LL W L WWWWW LLLLL WW LLL WWWWWWW LL WWW
Past 61-72 months14-19 (0.424)LL W LL WWW LLL WW LL WW LLLLL W L WWW L W L W LL
Past 73-84 monthsno games
Past 85-96 monthsno games
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round

High score: 573
Average for: 386
Average against: 383

Round 1

[photo of Elaine C Glowniak]

Goldman played #63 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 427 to 305 (a spread of 122).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Glowniak in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-0, +122.

Round 2

[photo of Jim Hughes]

Goldman played #89 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 402 (a spread of -34).

The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX

Goldman’s record vs. Hughes in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-1, +88.

Round 3

[photo of Jill Pfeiffer]

Goldman played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 449 to 334 (a spread of 115).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 2-1, +203.

Round 4

[photo of Wayne Clifford]

Goldman played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 331 to 361 (a spread of -30).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Goldman’s record vs. Clifford in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-4 (0.636).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: LWWW.
Past 49-60 months: WLWL.
Past 61-72 months: WW.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 2-2, +173.

Round 5

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Goldman played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 331 to 394 (a spread of -63).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Schultz in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 2-3, +110.

Round 6

[photo of Chani Katz]

Goldman played #26 Chani Katz (Israel) and lost 396 to 412 (a spread of -16).

The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV

Goldman’s record vs. Katz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: WW.
Past 61-72 months: WW.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2-4, +94.

Round 7

[photo of David Weiss]

Goldman played #84 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 425 to 327 (a spread of 98).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Weiss in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 3-4, +192.

Round 8

[photo of Jeff Cook]

Goldman played #41 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 442 to 329 (a spread of 113).

The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: BALTIMORE, MD

Goldman’s record vs. Cook in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 4-4, +305.

Round 9

[photo of Frank Lee]

Goldman played #103 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 403 to 385 (a spread of 18).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Lee in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 5-4, +323.

Round 10

[photo of Arun Methaset]

Goldman played #36 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 366 to 423 (a spread of -57).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Goldman’s record vs. Methaset in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 5-5, +266.

Round 11

[photo of Tony Claitor]

Goldman played #34 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 423 to 433 (a spread of -10).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Claitor in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-6, +256.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Timothy Anglin]

Goldman played #11 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 448 (a spread of -140).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Goldman’s record vs. Anglin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 5-7, +116.

Round 13

[photo of Wendell Haynes]

Goldman played #44 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 376 to 346 (a spread of 30).

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV

Goldman’s record vs. Haynes in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 6-7, +146.

Round 14

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Goldman played #24 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 345 to 406 (a spread of -61).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Martin in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-8, +85.

Round 15

[photo of Susi Tiekert]

Goldman played #69 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 416 to 360 (a spread of 56).

The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT

Goldman’s record vs. Tiekert in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: LL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 7-8, +141.

Round 16

[photo of Stephen Knapp]

Goldman played #46 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 363 to 415 (a spread of -52).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Goldman’s record vs. Knapp in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 7-9, +89.

Round 17

[photo of Gary Cleaveland]

Goldman played #85 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 573 to 248 (a spread of 325).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Cleaveland in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-9, +414.

Round 18

[photo of Benjamin Bloom]

Goldman played #43 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 362 to 367 (a spread of -5).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Bloom in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 8-10, +409.

Round 19

[photo of Robin LaPrelle]

Goldman played #35 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 383 to 358 (a spread of 25).

The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Goldman’s record vs. LaPrelle in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 9-10, +434.

Round 20

[photo of Andy Bohnsack]

Goldman played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 319 to 386 (a spread of -67).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Bohnsack in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9-11, +367.

Round 21

[photo of Mary Capalbi]

Goldman played #62 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and lost 376 to 444 (a spread of -68).

The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Goldman’s record vs. Capalbi in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 9-12, +299.

Round 22

[photo of Greg Edwards]

Goldman played #10 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 315 to 535 (a spread of -220).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Edwards in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 9-13, +79.

Round 23

[photo of Doug Riblet]

Goldman played #19 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX) and lost 399 to 424 (a spread of -25).

The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX

Goldman’s record vs. Riblet in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: 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.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 9-14, +54.

Round 24

[photo of Connie Breitbeil]

Goldman played #78 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Breitbeil in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 9-15, -33.

Round 25

[photo of Angelina Scroggins]

Goldman played #68 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 486 to 364 (a spread of 122).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Scroggins in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 10-15, +89.

Round 26

[photo of Scott Kitchen]

Goldman played #97 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 414 to 404 (a spread of 10).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Kitchen in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 11-15, +99.

Round 27

[photo of Keith Hagel]

Goldman played #105 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 464 to 373 (a spread of 91).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Hagel in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 12-15, +190.

Round 28

[photo of Adrian Mannella]

Goldman played #38 Adrian Mannella (Park Ridge, IL) and won 381 to 336 (a spread of 45).

The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: BALTIMORE, MD

Goldman’s record vs. Mannella in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 13-15, +235.

Round 29

[photo of Stephanie Steele]

Goldman played #83 Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN) and lost 328 to 377 (a spread of -49).

Before this event, Goldman had not played Steele in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 13-16, +186.

Round 30

[photo of Steve Krieger]

Goldman played #37 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 296 to 402 (a spread of -106).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Goldman’s record vs. Krieger in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: LW.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: L.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 13-17, +80.

Round 31

[photo of Verna M Richards Berg]

Goldman played #59 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and won 383 to 367 (a spread of 16).

The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: BAYSIDE, NY

Goldman’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
Past 25-36 months: LLWWLL.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: WL.
Past 73-84 months: no games.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 14-17, +96.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).