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NASC 2015: Dawn Mennear [4-36]

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On this page, you will find information about Dawn Mennear, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 15.5-15.5, +198, and is ranked #20 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

[photo of Dawn Mennear]

Given name(s): Dawn
Surname(s): Mennear
Home: Des Moines, IA, United States
Round by Round

High score: 487
Average for: 367
Average against: 360

Round 1

[photo of Wendy Wilkinson Ridout]

Mennear played #13 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 372 to 317 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 1-0, +55.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Aron Smith]

Mennear played #6 Aron Smith (Blythe, CA) and lost 365 to 377 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-1, +43.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

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Mennear played #44 Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) and lost 386 to 400 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-2, +29.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Maxine Marcus]

Mennear played #25 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 318 to 390 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-3, -43.

Round 5

[photo of Janice Konkol]

Mennear played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 329 to 346 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-4, -60.

Round 6

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Mennear played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and won 386 to 377 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 2-4, -51.

Round 7

[photo of Ed Morrison]

Mennear played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 383 to 374 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 3-4, -42.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

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Mennear played #15 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and lost 307 to 379 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 3-5, -114.

Round 9

[photo of Constance J Creech]

Mennear played #11 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 324 to 373 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 3-6, -163.

Round 10

[photo of Arthur van Tol]

Mennear played #21 Arthur van Tol (Grandville, MI) and lost 284 to 479 (a spread of -195).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 3-7, -358.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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Mennear played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 328 to 324 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-7, -354.

Round 12

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Mennear played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and lost 344 to 369 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 4-8, -379.

Round 13

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Mennear played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 381 to 231 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 5-8, -229.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Deborah Komatsu]

Mennear played #33 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 384 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 5-9, -269.

Round 15

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Mennear played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 346 to 388 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-10, -311.

Round 16

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Mennear played #17 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and lost 282 to 327 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-11, -356.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

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Mennear played #37 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 438 to 411 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-11, -329.

Round 18

[photo of Margaret Hughes]

Mennear played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 418 to 325 (a spread of 93).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 7-11, -236.

Round 19

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Mennear played #30 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 8-11, -215.

Round 20

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Mennear played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 487 to 320 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 9-11, -48.

Mennear is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

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Mennear played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and won 368 to 324 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 10-11, -4.

Round 22

[photo of Gladys Burritt]

Mennear played #10 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 467 to 346 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 11-11, +117.

Round 23

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Mennear played #27 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 291 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 12-11, +216.

Round 24

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Mennear played #35 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and tied at 362.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 12.5-11.5, +216.

Round 25

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Mennear played #14 John Green (Lealman, FL) and won 391 to 335 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 13.5-11.5, +272.

Round 26

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Mennear played #20 Debra Bates (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 336 to 347 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 13.5-12.5, +261.

Round 27

[photo of Jean Wolin]

Mennear played #12 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and won 395 to 355 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 14.5-12.5, +301.

Round 28

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Mennear played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 14.5-13.5, +282.

Round 29

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Mennear played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 326 to 425 (a spread of -99).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 14.5-14.5, +183.

Round 30

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Mennear played #40 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 374 to 392 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 14.5-15.5, +165.

Round 31

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Mennear played #27 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 387 to 354 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 15.5-15.5, +198.


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