NSC 2014: Gary Skowronski [#91]

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Skowronski, who is competing at the 2014 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 18-13, +250, and is ranked #27 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): Gary Surname(s): Skowronski Home: Silver Spring, MD, United States Hobbies: Hockey, Nintendo Occupation: Math/Technology Teacher

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 400 Average against: 392
Round 1		Skowronski played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 430 to 426 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Skowronski played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 505 to 387 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +122.
Round 3		Skowronski played #107 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 475 to 415 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +182. Skowronski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Skowronski played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 425 to 319 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +288.
Round 5		Skowronski played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 387 to 383 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-0, +292.
Round 6		Skowronski played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 316 to 451 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +157.
Round 7		Skowronski played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 374 to 399 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-2, +132.
Round 8		Skowronski played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 407 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, +87.
Round 9		Skowronski played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and won 447 to 408 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-3, +126.
Round 10		Skowronski played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 465 to 299 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +292.
Round 11		Skowronski played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 377 to 356 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +313.
Round 12		Skowronski played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 416 to 402 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +327.
Round 13		Skowronski played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 387 to 367 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +347.
Round 14		Skowronski played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 395 to 474 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +268. Skowronski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Skowronski played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 381 to 412 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +237. Skowronski is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Skowronski played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 348 to 578 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-6, +7.
Round 17		Skowronski played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 246 to 354 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, -101.
Round 18		Skowronski played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 321 to 363 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-8, -143.
Round 19		Skowronski played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 466 to 464 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-8, -141.
Round 20		Skowronski played #33 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 417 to 309 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-8, -33.
Round 21		Skowronski played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 465 to 329 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +103.
Round 22		Skowronski played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 390 to 338 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +155.
Round 23		Skowronski played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 396 to 321 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +230.
Round 24		Skowronski played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 325 to 349 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +206.
Round 25		Skowronski played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 405 to 454 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +157.
Round 26		Skowronski played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 415 to 363 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +209.
Round 27		Skowronski played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 484 to 305 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +388.
Round 28		Skowronski played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 389 to 484 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-11, +293.
Round 29		Skowronski played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 336 to 485 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-12, +144.
Round 30		Skowronski played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 338 to 402 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-13, +80.
Round 31		Skowronski played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 527 to 357 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 18-13, +250.

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