NSC 2013: Edward Gowash [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Gowash, 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 19-12, +334, and is ranked #17 in Division 3.

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): Edward Surname(s): Gowash Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Occupation: Cost Analyst

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 389 Average against: 378
Round 1		Gowash played #123 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 430 to 336 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +94.
Round 2		Gowash played #87 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 445 to 493 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3		Gowash played #65 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 391 to 367 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +70.
Round 4		Gowash played #93 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 418 to 305 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +183.
Round 5		Gowash played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 342 to 416 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +109.
Round 6		Gowash played #131 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 465 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -2.
Round 7		Gowash played #126 Carolyn Atchison (Avery Island, LA) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +60.
Round 8		Gowash played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 315 to 435 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-4, -60.
Round 9		Gowash played #5 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 311 to 435 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-5, -184.
Round 10		Gowash played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 342 to 381 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-6, -223.
Round 11		Gowash played #88 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-6, -207.
Round 12		Gowash played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 351 to 315 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -171.
Round 13		Gowash played #39 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, -85.
Round 14		Gowash played #75 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 457 to 434 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-6, -62.
Round 15		Gowash played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 361 to 316 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-6, -17.
Round 16		Gowash played #21 Vail Palmer (ALBANY, OR) and lost 335 to 441 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, -123.
Round 17		Gowash played #133 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 390 to 453 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-8, -186.
Round 18		Gowash played #99 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and lost 380 to 406 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-9, -212.
Round 19		Gowash played #73 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 411 to 376 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-9, -177.
Round 20		Gowash played #36 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 387 to 336 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-9, -126.
Round 21		Gowash played #101 Zana Anderson (Layton, UT) and won 327 to 323 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, -122.
Round 22		Gowash played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 359 to 389 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-10, -152.
Round 23		Gowash played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 341 to 297 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-10, -108.
Round 24		Gowash played #35 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 543 to 278 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +157.
Round 25		Gowash played #104 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and won 508 to 380 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-10, +285.
Round 26		Gowash played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 395 to 293 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-10, +387.
Round 27		Gowash played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 370 to 329 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-10, +428.
Round 28		Gowash played #18 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 438 to 468 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-11, +398.
Round 29		Gowash played #14 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 346 to 462 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-12, +282.
Round 30		Gowash played #8 John Price (Cary, NC) and won 417 to 416 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-12, +283.
Round 31		Gowash played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) again and won 374 to 323 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 19-12, +334.

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