NSC 2014: Michael Donegan [#35]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, 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 19-12, +764, and is ranked #16 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): Michael Surname(s): Donegan Home: Austin, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 387 Average against: 363
Round 1		Donegan played #130 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 306 to 309 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2		Donegan played #98 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and lost 345 to 347 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-2, -5.
Round 3		Donegan played #59 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 397 to 364 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, +28.
Round 4		Donegan played #57 Andre Popadynec (Toronto ON) and won 445 to 348 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +125.
Round 5		Donegan played #43 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 295 to 415 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, +5.
Round 6		Donegan played #70 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 440 to 379 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-3, +66.
Round 7		Donegan played #127 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 355 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-4, +59.
Round 8		Donegan played #125 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 345 to 380 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-5, +24.
Round 9		Donegan played #111 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 410 to 311 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-5, +123.
Round 10		Donegan played #102 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 444 to 400 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, +167.
Round 11		Donegan played #131 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 344 to 392 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-6, +119.
Round 12		Donegan played #44 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 363 to 437 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-7, +45.
Round 13		Donegan played #73 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Upper darby, PA) and won 391 to 377 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-7, +59.
Round 14		Donegan played #33 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 359 to 317 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-7, +101.
Round 15		Donegan played #122 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 385 to 348 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-7, +138.
Round 16		Donegan played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and lost 332 to 451 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-8, +19.
Round 17		Donegan played #53 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 509 to 311 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-8, +217.
Round 18		Donegan played #1 John A Fox (Batavia, NY) and won 461 to 372 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-8, +306.
Round 19		Donegan played #61 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 377 to 333 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-8, +350.
Round 20		Donegan played #72 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 459 to 346 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +463.
Round 21		Donegan played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 333 to 375 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-9, +421.
Round 22		Donegan played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 422 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-10, +345.
Round 23		Donegan played #68 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and lost 345 to 351 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-11, +339.
Round 24		Donegan played #81 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 376 to 309 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-11, +406.
Round 25		Donegan played #117 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and won 389 to 242 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-11, +553.
Round 26		Donegan played #27 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and won 424 to 354 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-11, +623.
Round 27		Donegan played #17 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and lost 351 to 362 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-12, +612.
Round 28		Donegan played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and won 398 to 368 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-12, +642.
Round 29		Donegan played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 404 to 401 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-12, +645.
Round 30		Donegan played #50 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 445 to 403 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-12, +687.
Round 31		Donegan played #103 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 445 to 368 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 19-12, +764.

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