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.
Round by Round |
High score: 467 Average for: 374 Average against: 359 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Jim Fonti]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fonti_jim_2.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_jo_anne_2.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shaw_fran.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tam_nicholas_2.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/logan_jamie_AA004790_2.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spinner_barry_3.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_young_henry_2.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamath_shubha.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shuman_bruce_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[photo of Marla Riff]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/riff_marla_3.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/collins_betzy_AA001640.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_eileen_3.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thompson_troy.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/aitken_terry_3.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miransky_anna_3.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_dustin_AA004616.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/white_charlene.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ireland_ralph_AA005786.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hamilton_mark.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/durbin_harry.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wood_betsey_AA001142.jpg)
| 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 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pitzer_wilma_3.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lemoine_christina_AA006256.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fox_john_a_AA001810_1.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dalida_john_AA005293.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gest_ted.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sikorski_stephen.jpg)
| 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]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fox_john_a_AA001810_1.jpg)
| 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). |