NSC 2009: Darrell Day [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Darrell Day, who is competing at the 2009 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 16-15, +665, and is ranked #45 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
	Given name(s): Darrell Surname(s): Day Home: Richardson, TX, USA Awards: Wrote feature published in the New York Times Hobbies: basketball, volleyball, jogging, politics Occupation: Business Owner

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 402 Average against: 380
Round 1		Day played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 422 to 268 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +154.
Round 2		Day played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 452 to 347 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +259.
Round 3		Day played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 437 to 484 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +212.
Round 4		Day played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 435 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +162.
Round 5		Day played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 316 to 377 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, +101.
Round 6		Day played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 392 to 419 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, +74.
Round 7		Day played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 380 to 291 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, +163.
Round 8		Day played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 362 to 370 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, +155.
Round 9		Day played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and lost 431 to 497 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-6, +89.
Round 10		Day played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 460 to 324 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, +225.
Round 11		Day played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and won 420 to 321 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +324.
Round 12		Day played #86 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 363 to 371 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, +316.
Round 13		Day played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 503 to 451 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, +368.
Round 14		Day played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 399 to 330 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-7, +437. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Day played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 464 to 271 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +630.
Round 16		Day played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 423 to 374 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +679.
Round 17		Day played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 326 to 429 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +576.
Round 18		Day played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 424 to 463 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, +537.
Round 19		Day played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 388 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-10, +504.
Round 20		Day played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 370 to 331 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +543.
Round 21		Day played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 312 to 339 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, +516.
Round 22		Day played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 416 to 368 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +564. Day is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Day played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 459 to 304 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +719.
Round 24		Day played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 505 to 351 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +873.
Round 25		Day played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 277 to 446 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, +704.
Round 26		Day played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 375 to 390 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-13, +689.
Round 27		Day played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 409 to 333 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, +765.
Round 28		Day played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 382 to 420 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, +727.
Round 29		Day played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 436 to 413 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, +750.
Round 30		Day played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and won 407 to 404 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-14, +753.
Round 31		Day played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 480 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-15, +665.

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