NASC 2016: Don Rathberger [3-63]

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On this page, you will find information about Don Rathberger, who is competing at the 2016 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 14-17, -372, and is ranked #77 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): Don Surname(s): Rathberger Home: Joliet, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 363 Average against: 375
Round 1		Rathberger played #40 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 365 to 366 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		Rathberger played #24 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 272 to 373 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -102.
Round 3		Rathberger played #81 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 376 to 320 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -46.
Round 4		Rathberger played #102 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 365 to 313 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +6.
Round 5		Rathberger played #14 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and lost 348 to 398 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -44.
Round 6		Rathberger played #95 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 445 to 262 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +139.
Round 7		Rathberger played #59 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 390 to 412 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +117.
Round 8		Rathberger played #38 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, +64.
Round 9		Rathberger played #30 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 313 to 370 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-6, +7.
Round 10		Rathberger played #16 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 515 to 386 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, +136.
Round 11		Rathberger played #82 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 327 to 369 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-7, +94. Rathberger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Rathberger played #54 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 345 to 380 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-8, +59.
Round 13		Rathberger played #18 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 328 to 367 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-9, +20.
Round 14		Rathberger played #75 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 342 to 314 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-9, +48.
Round 15		Rathberger played #50 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 416 to 397 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-9, +67.
Round 16		Rathberger played #49 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 377 to 362 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-9, +82.
Round 17		Rathberger played #44 David Cole (Austin, TX) and won 346 to 292 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, +136.
Round 18		Rathberger played #84 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 352 to 373 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, +115.
Round 19		Rathberger played #26 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 386 to 480 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, +21.
Round 20		Rathberger played #41 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 424 to 377 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, +68.
Round 21		Rathberger played #43 Dan Wenger (Ft Wayne, IN) and won 442 to 405 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, +105.
Round 22		Rathberger played #45 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 366 to 421 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, +50.
Round 23		Rathberger played #80 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and lost 371 to 446 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, -25.
Round 24		Rathberger played #39 Elizabeth Berman (Chicago, IL) and won 353 to 287 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-13, +41.
Round 25		Rathberger played #92 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 370 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, +70.
Round 26		Rathberger played #36 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 406 to 314 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-13, +162.
Round 27		Rathberger played #34 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 327 to 461 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-14, +28.
Round 28		Rathberger played #32 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and lost 316 to 450 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-15, -106.
Round 29		Rathberger played #37 Dean Scouloukas (Independence, OH) and lost 279 to 457 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-16, -284.
Round 30		Rathberger played #97 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 304 to 248 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-16, -228.
Round 31		Rathberger played #14 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) again and lost 307 to 451 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-17, -372.

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