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NASC 2018: Michael Donegan [3-82]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, who is competing at the 2018 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 17-14, +461, and is ranked #29 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

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Donegan
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Round by Round

High score: 467
Average for: 374
Average against: 359

Round 1

[photo of Jim Fonti]

Donegan played #16 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 355 to 312 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-0, +43.

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

Round 2

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Donegan played #26 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and won 467 to 316 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 2-0, +194.

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

Round 3

[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]

Donegan played #67 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 395 to 389 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-0, +200.

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

Round 4

[photo of Frances Shaw]

Donegan played #31 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 312 to 360 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-1, +152.

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

Round 5

[photo of Nicholas Tam]

Donegan played #14 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 370 to 404 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 3-2, +118.

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

Round 6

[photo of Jamie Logan]

Donegan played #41 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 368 to 415 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 3-3, +71.

Round 7

[photo of Barry Spinner]

Donegan played #13 Barry Spinner (Hamilton ON) and won 351 to 290 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 4-3, +132.

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

Round 8

[photo of Henry De Young]

Donegan played #62 Henry De Young (Stratford ON) and won 402 to 373 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-3, +161.

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

Round 9

[photo of Shubha Kamath]

Donegan played #74 Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) and won 395 to 285 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 6-3, +271.

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

Round 10

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Donegan played #88 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 6-4, +208.

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

Round 11

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Donegan played #10 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 453 to 391 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 7-4, +270.

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

Round 12

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Donegan played #71 Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 331 to 344 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-5, +257.

Donegan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Betzy Collins]

Donegan played #63 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 378 to 408 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 7-6, +227.

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

Round 14

[photo of Eileen Johnson]

Donegan played #70 Eileen Johnson (Charlotte, NC) and won 419 to 324 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 8-6, +322.

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

Round 15

[photo of Troy Thompson]

Donegan played #25 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 377 to 336 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 9-6, +363.

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

Round 16

[photo of Terry Aitken]

Donegan played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 345 to 401 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-7, +307.

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

Round 17

[photo of Anna Miransky]

Donegan played #17 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 349 to 306 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 10-7, +350.

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

Round 18

[photo of Dustin Brown]

Donegan played #48 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 355 to 447 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-8, +258.

Round 19

[photo of Charlene White]

Donegan played #47 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 336 to 443 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 10-9, +151.

Round 20

[photo of Ralph Ireland]

Donegan played #32 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 368 to 390 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 10-10, +129.

Round 21

[photo of Mark Hamilton]

Donegan played #95 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 386 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-10, +141.

Round 22

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Donegan played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 449 to 299 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 12-10, +291.

Round 23

[photo of Betsey Wood]

Donegan played #44 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 367 to 336 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-10, +322.

Round 24

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Donegan played #45 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and lost 324 to 459 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 13-11, +187.

Round 25

[photo of Wilma Pitzer]

Donegan played #57 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 389 to 333 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 14-11, +243.

Round 26

[photo of Christina LeMoine]

Donegan played #55 Christina LeMoine (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 337 to 365 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 14-12, +215.

Round 27

[photo of John A Fox]

Donegan played #1 John A Fox (Batavia, NY) and won 389 to 324 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 15-12, +280.

Round 28

[photo of John Dalida]

Donegan played #102 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and lost 310 to 325 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 15-13, +265.

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

Round 29

[photo of Ted Gest]

Donegan played #24 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 415 to 329 (a spread of 86).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 16-13, +351.

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

Round 30

[photo of Steve Sikorski]

Donegan played #7 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 352 to 356 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 16-14, +347.

Round 31

[photo of John A Fox]

Donegan played #1 John A Fox (Batavia, NY) again and won 398 to 284 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 17-14, +461.

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


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