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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

[photo of John Dalton]

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

[photo of David Weiss]

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

[photo of Anna Miransky]

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

[photo of Jeff Martin]

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

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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

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

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

[photo of Bob Becker]

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

[photo of Ryan Burgess]

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

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

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

[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]

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

[photo of Nancy Scott]

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

[photo of Lynda Finn]

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

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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

[photo of John Fultz]

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

[photo of Betsey Wood]

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

[photo of Judy Romann]

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

[photo of Richard Strick]

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

[photo of Geoff Gibson]

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

[photo of Pete Skaggs]

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

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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

[photo of Judy Cole]

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

[photo of Robin Lewis]

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

[photo of Connie Creed]

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

[photo of Tobey Roland]

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

[photo of Chris Canik]

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

[photo of Jeremy Jeffers]

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

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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

[photo of Kent Nelson]

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

[photo of Kristina Simon]

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

[photo of Jarett Myskiw]

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

[photo of David Engelhardt]

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

[photo of Kent Nelson]

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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