NSC 2009: Diana Grosman [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Diana Grosman, 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 15-16, -106, and is ranked #51 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, USA Hobbies: bowling, crossword puzzles, reading Occupation: Office Administrator

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 383 Average against: 386
Round 1		Grosman played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 247 to 416 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -169.
Round 2		Grosman played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 302 to 412 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -279.
Round 3		Grosman played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 308 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -131.
Round 4		Grosman played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 448 to 312 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +5.
Round 5		Grosman played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 374 to 381 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -2.
Round 6		Grosman played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 421 to 467 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-4, -48.
Round 7		Grosman played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 448 to 305 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, +95.
Round 8		Grosman played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +186.
Round 9		Grosman played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and won 399 to 376 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +209.
Round 10		Grosman played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 312 to 361 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, +160.
Round 11		Grosman played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 477 to 326 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +311.
Round 12		Grosman played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 345 to 422 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, +234.
Round 13		Grosman played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 380 to 310 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +304.
Round 14		Grosman played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and lost 402 to 424 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +282.
Round 15		Grosman played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 312 to 375 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, +219.
Round 16		Grosman played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 325 to 324 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +220.
Round 17		Grosman played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 349 to 449 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +120.
Round 18		Grosman played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 358 to 361 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-10, +117.
Round 19		Grosman played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 379 to 453 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, +43.
Round 20		Grosman played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 353 to 422 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-12, -26.
Round 21		Grosman played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-12, -24.
Round 22		Grosman played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 421 to 417 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-12, -20.
Round 23		Grosman played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -9.
Round 24		Grosman played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 353 to 413 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -69.
Round 25		Grosman played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 361 to 413 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-14, -121.
Round 26		Grosman played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 431 to 342 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-14, -32.
Round 27		Grosman played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-14, +17.
Round 28		Grosman played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 328 to 551 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-15, -206.
Round 29		Grosman played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 379 to 422 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-16, -249.
Round 30		Grosman played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-16, -188.
Round 31		Grosman played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) again and won 490 to 408 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, -106.

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