SPC 2022: James Donnelly [3-80]

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On this page, you will find information about James Donnelly, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 21-10, +1553, and is ranked #3 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
	Given name(s): James Surname(s): Donnelly Home: Hingham, MA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 649 Average for: 432 Average against: 382
Round 1		Donnelly played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and won 380 to 329 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2		Donnelly played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 447 to 328 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +170. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Donnelly played #50 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 452 to 255 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +367. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Donnelly played #54 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 431 to 378 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +420. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Donnelly played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) and lost 347 to 412 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +355. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Donnelly played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) and lost 469 to 479 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +345. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Donnelly played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 441 to 354 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +432. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Donnelly played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 404 to 392 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +444.
Round 9		Donnelly played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 341 to 413 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +372.
Round 10		Donnelly played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and won 412 to 363 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +421.
Round 11		Donnelly played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 491 to 382 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +530.
Round 12		Donnelly played #11 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 535 to 314 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +751. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Donnelly played #9 Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 345 to 468 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +628.
Round 14		Donnelly played #35 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 387 to 341 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +674.
Round 15		Donnelly played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 355 to 380 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +649.
Round 16		Donnelly played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 401 to 408 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +642.
Round 17		Donnelly played #28 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 422 to 419 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +645.
Round 18		Donnelly played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 334 to 468 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +511.
Round 19		Donnelly played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 540 to 292 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +759. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Donnelly played #8 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and won 485 to 437 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +807. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Donnelly played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) again and won 384 to 375 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +816.
Round 22		Donnelly played #12 Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) again and won 482 to 341 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +957. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Donnelly played #7 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 382 to 346 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +993. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Donnelly played #41 Dianne Socha Kaplan (Delray Beach, FL) again and won 533 to 329 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +1197. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Donnelly played #10 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and lost 414 to 439 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +1172. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Donnelly played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) again and lost 345 to 485 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1032. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Donnelly played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) again and lost 381 to 412 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +1001. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Donnelly played #16 Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL) again and won 511 to 271 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +1241. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Donnelly played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and won 437 to 436 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +1242. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Donnelly played #7 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) again and won 649 to 374 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +1517. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 31		Donnelly played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) for the third time and won 450 to 414 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +1553. Donnelly is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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