NASC 2018: Don Gawryla [4-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Don Gawryla, 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 10-21, -1028, and is ranked #50 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): Don Surname(s): Gawryla Home: Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 417 Average for: 329 Average against: 362
Round 1		Gawryla played #5 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 288 to 358 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Gawryla played #18 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 385 to 403 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-2, -88.
Round 3		Gawryla played #36 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and lost 294 to 337 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-3, -131.
Round 4		Gawryla played #59 Jan Waski (Independence, OH) and lost 293 to 294 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-4, -132. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gawryla played #60 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 391 to 363 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-4, -104.
Round 6		Gawryla played #7 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 394 to 378 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-4, -88.
Round 7		Gawryla played #46 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 294 to 360 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-5, -154.
Round 8		Gawryla played #31 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 370 to 336 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-5, -120.
Round 9		Gawryla played #57 Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 360 to 348 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-5, -108.
Round 10		Gawryla played #23 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and won 391 to 362 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, -79.
Round 11		Gawryla played #13 Peggy Tartaro (Unknown city, NY) and lost 284 to 330 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, -125.
Round 12		Gawryla played #22 Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 348 to 406 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-7, -183.
Round 13		Gawryla played #53 Diana Gander Ostrander (Andover, MN) and lost 266 to 388 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-8, -305.
Round 14		Gawryla played #28 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 380 to 447 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-9, -372.
Round 15		Gawryla played #32 Abie Cromanty (Montreal QC) and lost 260 to 425 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-10, -537.
Round 16		Gawryla played #3 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and lost 299 to 395 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-11, -633.
Round 17		Gawryla played #49 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 365 to 305 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-11, -573.
Round 18		Gawryla played #39 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 417 to 320 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-11, -476.
Round 19		Gawryla played #56 Sylvia Ochoa (Taft, TX) and lost 312 to 364 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-12, -528.
Round 20		Gawryla played #52 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 330 to 363 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-13, -561.
Round 21		Gawryla played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 269 to 417 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-14, -709.
Round 22		Gawryla played #41 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 232 to 385 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-15, -862.
Round 23		Gawryla played #33 Nicole Adams (The Woodlands, TX) and won 409 to 292 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-15, -745.
Round 24		Gawryla played #11 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 281 to 439 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-16, -903.
Round 25		Gawryla played #35 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 376 to 274 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-16, -801.
Round 26		Gawryla played #44 Sharon Dalgliesh (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 475 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-17, -960.
Round 27		Gawryla played #30 Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) and lost 318 to 362 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-18, -1004.
Round 28		Gawryla played #34 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 284 to 352 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-19, -1072.
Round 29		Gawryla played #26 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 344 to 347 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-20, -1075.
Round 30		Gawryla played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 337 to 279 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-20, -1017.
Round 31		Gawryla played #41 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) again and lost 317 to 328 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-21, -1028.

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