NASC 2019: Don Gawryla [4-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Don Gawryla, who is competing at the 2019 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 12-19, -750, and is ranked #37 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: 469 Average for: 319 Average against: 344
Round 1		Gawryla played #12 Kevin Belinkoff (Burbank, CA) and lost 320 to 351 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -31.
Round 2		Gawryla played #13 Debby Lee (Strathclair MB) and lost 308 to 351 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-2, -74. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gawryla played #35 Ronda Roberts (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 330 to 389 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-3, -133.
Round 4		Gawryla played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 297 to 331 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-4, -167. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gawryla played #47 Yudhith Anil (Dublin, CA) and lost 291 to 335 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-5, -211.
Round 6		Gawryla played #36 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 295 to 284 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-5, -200. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Gawryla played #32 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 469 to 307 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-5, -38.
Round 8		Gawryla played #42 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 360 to 286 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-5, +36. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Gawryla played #50 Douglas Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 358 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-6, +20.
Round 10		Gawryla played #11 John Lazeski (Saskatoon SK) and lost 335 to 342 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-7, +13.
Round 11		Gawryla played #48 Ava Zeidler (Edmonton AB) and lost 261 to 328 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-8, -54.
Round 12		Gawryla played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 366 to 332 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-8, -20.
Round 13		Gawryla played #49 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and lost 240 to 324 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-9, -104.
Round 14		Gawryla played #40 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 354 to 339 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-9, -89.
Round 15		Gawryla played #14 Howard C Riepe (Elk Grove, CA) and lost 247 to 357 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-10, -199.
Round 16		Gawryla played #44 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) and won 410 to 359 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-10, -148.
Round 17		Gawryla played #31 Robert Rosenberg (Unknown city, VA) and won 399 to 354 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-10, -103.
Round 18		Gawryla played #38 Vikashini Suresh (Dublin, CA) and lost 307 to 381 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-11, -177.
Round 19		Gawryla played #22 Dev Lallawooa (Brandon MB) and lost 329 to 393 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-12, -241.
Round 20		Gawryla played #39 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and won 334 to 308 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-12, -215. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Gawryla played #20 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 253 to 437 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-13, -399.
Round 22		Gawryla played #29 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and lost 258 to 352 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-14, -493.
Round 23		Gawryla played #23 Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) and lost 275 to 385 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-15, -603.
Round 24		Gawryla played #28 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 264 to 409 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-16, -748.
Round 25		Gawryla played #49 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) again and lost 269 to 290 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-17, -769. Gawryla is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Gawryla played #24 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 372 to 350 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-17, -747.
Round 27		Gawryla played #34 Roger Freeman (Nashville, TN) and lost 252 to 401 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-18, -896.
Round 28		Gawryla played #50 Douglas Williams (Austin, TX) again and won 350 to 285 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-18, -831.
Round 29		Gawryla played #42 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) again and lost 314 to 320 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-19, -837.
Round 30		Gawryla played #48 Ava Zeidler (Edmonton AB) again and won 350 to 270 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-19, -757.
Round 31		Gawryla played #49 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) for the third time and won 352 to 345 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-19, -750.

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