NSC 2014: Desiree Engel [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Desiree Engel, 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 13.5-17.5, -217, and is ranked #59 in Division 4.

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): Desiree Surname(s): Engel Home: Anaheim, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 424 Average for: 325 Average against: 333
Round 1		Engel played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and won 414 to 306 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Engel played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 242 to 371 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, -21.
Round 3		Engel played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 341 to 276 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +44.
Round 4		Engel played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and lost 264 to 353 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, -45.
Round 5		Engel played #7 Timothy Schwab (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 367 to 385 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-3, -63.
Round 6		Engel played #18 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 322 to 368 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -109.
Round 7		Engel played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and lost 237 to 347 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-5, -219.
Round 8		Engel played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 264 to 345 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-6, -300.
Round 9		Engel played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and won 352 to 295 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-6, -243.
Round 10		Engel played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 325 to 301 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -219.
Round 11		Engel played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 350 to 254 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-6, -123.
Round 12		Engel played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 309 to 371 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-7, -185.
Round 13		Engel played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and won 352 to 276 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-7, -109.
Round 14		Engel played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and won 362 to 246 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, +7.
Round 15		Engel played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 313 to 396 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-8, -76.
Round 16		Engel played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 279 to 359 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-9, -156.
Round 17		Engel played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 308 to 314 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-10, -162.
Round 18		Engel played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 383 to 327 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-10, -106.
Round 19		Engel played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and tied at 322. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -106.
Round 20		Engel played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 424 to 325 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -7.
Round 21		Engel played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 325 to 329 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -11.
Round 22		Engel played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 277 to 362 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -96.
Round 23		Engel played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and lost 341 to 432 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -187.
Round 24		Engel played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and lost 281 to 301 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -207.
Round 25		Engel played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 350 to 280 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -137.
Round 26		Engel played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 369 to 307 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -75.
Round 27		Engel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -25.
Round 28		Engel played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and won 349 to 328 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -4.
Round 29		Engel played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and lost 264 to 386 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -126.
Round 30		Engel played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13.5-16.5, -199.
Round 31		Engel played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 310 to 328 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -217.

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