October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Diane Firstman [#36]

On this page, you will find information about Diane Firstman, 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 5-10, -769, and is ranked #40 in Division 1.

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 Diane Firstman]

Given name(s): Diane
Surname(s): Firstman
Home: Forest Hills, NY, United States
Awards: Survived to this point
Hobbies: Baseball humorist/blogger/researcher
Occupation: Nyc Govt. Data Analyst
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 79/120, 13-14 -869
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 103/105, 10-21 -998
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 77/103, 14-17 -821
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 91/172, 15-15 -529
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 73/108, 13-15 -354
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 43/102, 15-13 -186

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 343 Average against: 394
Before the Tournament		Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Firstman played #8 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 346 to 447 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2		Firstman played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 480 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -235.
Round 3		Firstman played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 436 to 304 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -103.
Round 4		Firstman played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 293 to 464 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, -274. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Firstman played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 409 to 323 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -188.
Round 6		Firstman played #1 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 446 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -277.
Round 7		Firstman played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 266 to 355 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-5, -366.
Round 8		Firstman played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and lost 304 to 380 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-6, -442.
Round 9		Firstman played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 292 to 437 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-7, -587.
Round 10		Firstman played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 289 to 415 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-8, -713.
Round 11		Firstman played #35 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 457 to 296 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-8, -552.
Round 12		Firstman played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 269 to 476 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-9, -759.
Round 13		Firstman played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 369 to 358 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-9, -748.
Round 14		Firstman played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 390 to 438 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-10, -796.
Round 15		Firstman played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) again and won 324 to 297 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-10, -769. Firstman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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