NSC 2013: Diana Grosman [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Diana Grosman, who is competing at the 2013 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 12-19, -189, and is ranked #112 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
	Given name(s): Diana Surname(s): Grosman Home: Reisterstown, MD, United States Hobbies: Reading, bowling, crossword puzzles

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 391 Average against: 399
Round 1		Grosman played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 450 to 364 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Grosman played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 363 to 463 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Grosman played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 297 to 355 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, -72.
Round 4		Grosman played #95 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 409 to 276 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +61.
Round 5		Grosman played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 387 to 392 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, +56.
Round 6		Grosman played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 368 to 399 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, +25.
Round 7		Grosman played #59 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 452 to 321 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, +156.
Round 8		Grosman played #53 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and won 469 to 393 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +232.
Round 9		Grosman played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and lost 402 to 487 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-5, +147.
Round 10		Grosman played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 475 to 426 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, +196.
Round 11		Grosman played #2 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 383 to 436 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, +143.
Round 12		Grosman played #76 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 375 to 470 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, +48.
Round 13		Grosman played #117 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 452 to 381 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-7, +119.
Round 14		Grosman played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 357 to 369 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-8, +107.
Round 15		Grosman played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and won 380 to 375 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, +112.
Round 16		Grosman played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 357 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-9, +82.
Round 17		Grosman played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 370 to 299 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, +153.
Round 18		Grosman played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 460 to 469 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-10, +144.
Round 19		Grosman played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 353 to 417 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-11, +80.
Round 20		Grosman played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and won 374 to 307 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, +147.
Round 21		Grosman played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 393 to 401 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-12, +139.
Round 22		Grosman played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 341 to 469 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-13, +11.
Round 23		Grosman played #58 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 416 to 511 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-14, -84.
Round 24		Grosman played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 371 to 397 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-15, -110.
Round 25		Grosman played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and won 489 to 457 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-15, -78.
Round 26		Grosman played #46 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 463 to 346 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-15, +39.
Round 27		Grosman played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and lost 391 to 435 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-16, -5.
Round 28		Grosman played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 300 to 442 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-17, -147.
Round 29		Grosman played #97 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-18, -155.
Round 30		Grosman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 12-18, -105.
Round 31		Grosman played #46 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) again and lost 311 to 395 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-19, -189.

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