NSC 2013: John Dalton [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about John Dalton, 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 20-11, +1072, and is ranked #7 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): John Surname(s): Dalton Home: Dallas, TX, United States Occupation: software engineering

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 408 Average against: 373
Round 1		Dalton played #63 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 426 to 339 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +87.
Round 2		Dalton played #95 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 344 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3		Dalton played #20 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 390 to 414 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Dalton played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 333 to 514 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -79.
Round 5		Dalton played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 258 to 537 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-3, -358.
Round 6		Dalton played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 272 to 396 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-4, -482.
Round 7		Dalton played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and won 512 to 341 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-4, -311.
Round 8		Dalton played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-5, -317.
Round 9		Dalton played #99 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 335 to 341 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-6, -323.
Round 10		Dalton played #107 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 487 to 330 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-6, -166.
Round 11		Dalton played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 439 to 399 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-6, -126.
Round 12		Dalton played #31 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 496 to 306 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +64.
Round 13		Dalton played #76 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 332 to 482 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, -86.
Round 14		Dalton played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 433 to 278 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, +69.
Round 15		Dalton played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and won 404 to 381 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-7, +92.
Round 16		Dalton played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 490 to 366 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +216.
Round 17		Dalton played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 408 to 400 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +224.
Round 18		Dalton played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 385 to 401 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +208.
Round 19		Dalton played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 495 to 351 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +352.
Round 20		Dalton played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 361 to 423 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +290.
Round 21		Dalton played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 411 to 372 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +329.
Round 22		Dalton played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 392 to 361 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +360.
Round 23		Dalton played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 307 to 385 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +282.
Round 24		Dalton played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 557 to 362 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +477.
Round 25		Dalton played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +495.
Round 26		Dalton played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and won 461 to 275 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +681.
Round 27		Dalton played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 304 to 371 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +614.
Round 28		Dalton played #11 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 436 to 365 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +685.
Round 29		Dalton played #19 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and won 508 to 364 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, +829.
Round 30		Dalton played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 414 to 338 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +905.
Round 31		Dalton played #118 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) again and won 452 to 285 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +1072.
After the Tournament		Dalton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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