NASC 2017: Edward Gowash [2-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Gowash, who is competing at the 2017 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, +356, and is ranked #57 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): Edward Surname(s): Gowash Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Occupation: Cost Analyst, Retired

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 391 Average against: 380
Round 1		Gowash played #47 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 398 to 359 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +39. Gowash is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Gowash played #82 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 293 to 455 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -123.
Round 3		Gowash played #14 Bryan Richgruber (New York, NY) and lost 301 to 483 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -305.
Round 4		Gowash played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 317 to 484 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -472.
Round 5		Gowash played #26 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 278 to 379 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, -573.
Round 6		Gowash played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 423 to 380 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -530.
Round 7		Gowash played #70 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 521 to 331 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -340. Gowash is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Gowash played #23 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and lost 345 to 350 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-5, -345.
Round 9		Gowash played #41 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 341 to 379 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-6, -383.
Round 10		Gowash played #57 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 357 to 407 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-7, -433.
Round 11		Gowash played #22 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 412 to 351 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -372.
Round 12		Gowash played #61 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 546 to 197 (a spread of 349). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-7, -23. Gowash is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Gowash played #4 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 352 to 371 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-8, -42.
Round 14		Gowash played #44 Carolyn Easter (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and won 469 to 346 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-8, +81.
Round 15		Gowash played #74 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 495 to 320 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, +256.
Round 16		Gowash played #84 Marina A Villena (San Pblo, CA) and won 432 to 368 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +320. Gowash is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Gowash played #49 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 360 to 426 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +254.
Round 18		Gowash played #71 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 270 to 455 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-10, +69.
Round 19		Gowash played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-11, +15.
Round 20		Gowash played #73 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 458 to 257 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-11, +216. Gowash is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Gowash played #55 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and lost 375 to 432 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-12, +159.
Round 22		Gowash played #83 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 406 to 381 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-12, +184.
Round 23		Gowash played #65 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 496 to 301 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-12, +379.
Round 24		Gowash played #11 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, +391.
Round 25		Gowash played #63 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 425 to 327 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +489.
Round 26		Gowash played #76 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 366 to 370 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-13, +485.
Round 27		Gowash played #54 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 408 to 430 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +463.
Round 28		Gowash played #77 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 382 to 448 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, +397.
Round 29		Gowash played #69 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 421 to 439 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-16, +379.
Round 30		Gowash played #6 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 469 to 423 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, +425.
Round 31		Gowash played #26 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 283 to 352 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-17, +356.

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