NASC 2017: Dinesh Rajangam [4-50]

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On this page, you will find information about Dinesh Rajangam, 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 19-12, +617, and is ranked #6 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): Dinesh Surname(s): Rajangam Home: Chicago, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 379 Average against: 359
Round 1		Rajangam played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) and lost 353 to 449 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -96.
Round 2		Rajangam played #16 Ani Migirdicyan (North York ON) and won 460 to 319 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +45. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Rajangam played #41 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 371 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +54. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Rajangam played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and won 457 to 316 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +195. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rajangam played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 274 to 355 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +114. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Rajangam played #9 Conchita Deprospo (Unknown city, FL) and won 407 to 392 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +129. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rajangam played #51 Ross Fidler (Hebron, ME) and won 497 to 310 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +316. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 8		Rajangam played #2 Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 335 to 343 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +308. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Rajangam played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 447 to 355 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +400. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Rajangam played #37 Jeff Spyrison (Waco, TX) and won 322 to 307 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +415. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Rajangam played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and won 407 to 398 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +424. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Rajangam played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 272 to 367 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +329. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rajangam played #14 Mary Logullo (Westminster, CO) and won 440 to 369 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +400. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Rajangam played #24 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 376 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +336. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rajangam played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 326 to 451 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +211. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Rajangam played #27 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 318 to 387 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +142. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Rajangam played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 392 to 301 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +233. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Rajangam played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and won 353 to 340 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +246. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Rajangam played #4 Steve Chastain (Princeton, NJ) and won 472 to 272 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +446. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Rajangam played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) again and lost 359 to 382 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +423. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Rajangam played #11 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +416. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rajangam played #4 Steve Chastain (Princeton, NJ) again and won 463 to 338 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +541. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rajangam played #5 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 338 to 315 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +564. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Rajangam played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 406 to 337 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +633. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rajangam played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) again and lost 401 to 404 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +630. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Rajangam played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) again and won 395 to 310 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +715. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Rajangam played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and lost 260 to 463 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +512. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rajangam played #11 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) again and won 466 to 315 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-11, +663. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Rajangam played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) again and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +706. Rajangam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Rajangam played #2 Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) again and lost 306 to 397 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-12, +615.
Round 31		Rajangam played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) for the third time and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +617.

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