October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Dianne Wittman [#28]

On this page, you will find information about Dianne Wittman, 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 4-11, -221, and is ranked #42 in Division 3.

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
	Given name(s): Dianne Surname(s): Wittman Home: Pittsford, NY, United States Awards: after 40 years in and out of four different schools, got my BA in Sociology in 2004 Hobbies: sewing, needlework, cards, crossword puzzles Occupation: Receptionist USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 70/88, 11.5-16.5 -36

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 359 Average against: 374
Round 1		Wittman played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 287 to 394 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -107.
Round 2		Wittman played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 361 to 403 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		Wittman played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 328 to 411 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-3, -232.
Round 4		Wittman played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 395 to 399 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-4, -236.
Round 5		Wittman played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 294 to 353 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-5, -295.
Round 6		Wittman played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 320 to 350 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-6, -325.
Round 7		Wittman played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 318 to 391 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-7, -398.
Round 8		Wittman played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 322 to 360 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-8, -436.
Round 9		Wittman played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 369 to 305 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-8, -372.
Round 10		Wittman played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 340 to 384 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-9, -416.
Round 11		Wittman played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 517 to 358 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-9, -257.
Round 12		Wittman played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 418 to 341 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-9, -180.
Round 13		Wittman played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 319 to 412 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-10, -273.
Round 14		Wittman played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 470 to 342 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-10, -145.
Round 15		Wittman played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) again and lost 331 to 407 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-11, -221.

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