October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Diana Grosman [#13]

On this page, you will find information about Diana Grosman, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6.5-8.5, -382, and is ranked #22 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 Diana Grosman]

Given name(s): Diana
Surname(s): Grosman
Home: Reisterstown, MD, United States
Hobbies: Reading, bowling, crossword puzzles
Occupation: Office Administrator
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 67/302, 13-9 +392
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 115/149, 12-15 -329
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 115/149, 12-15 -329
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 127/176, 12-15 -202
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 94/176, 13-14 +323
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 41/105, 16.5-14.5 +129
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 75/103, 14-17 -478
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 70/139, 15-15 -117
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 69/102, 13-15 -922

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 386 Average against: 411
Round 1		Grosman played #10 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 456 to 311 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +145.
Round 2		Grosman played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 511 to 260 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +396.
Round 3		Grosman played #17 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 286 to 422 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-1, +260.
Round 4		Grosman played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 315 to 507 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, +68.
Round 5		Grosman played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 361 to 497 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-3, -68.
Round 6		Grosman played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 403 to 423 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-4, -88.
Round 7		Grosman played #21 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 428 to 368 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-4, -28.
Round 8		Grosman played #6 Peter Barkman (Croton, NY) and lost 380 to 489 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-5, -137.
Round 9		Grosman played #29 Jackie Wong (Philadelphia, PA) and won 465 to 430 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-5, -102.
Round 10		Grosman played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) and lost 297 to 495 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-6, -300.
Round 11		Grosman played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 392 to 475 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-7, -383.
Round 12		Grosman played #24 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and tied at 343. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -383.
Round 13		Grosman played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 477 to 345 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -251.
Round 14		Grosman played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -233.
Round 15		Grosman played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) again and lost 318 to 467 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -382. Grosman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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