SPC 2025: Michael Donegan [3-74]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, who is competing at the 2025 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 10-21, -963, and is ranked #76 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): Michael Surname(s): Donegan Home: Buda, TX, United States Occupation: Retired Computer Scientist

Round by Round
High score: 414 Average for: 336 Average against: 367
Round 1		Donegan played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 364 to 413 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Donegan played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and lost 284 to 403 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -168.
Round 3		Donegan played #56 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 397 to 304 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, -75.
Round 4		Donegan played #78 Robbin Steif (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 360 to 385 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -100.
Round 5		Donegan played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 329 to 487 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-4, -258.
Round 6		Donegan played #37 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 406 to 222 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -74.
Round 7		Donegan played #71 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 377 to 235 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, +68.
Round 8		Donegan played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and lost 308 to 341 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, +35.
Round 9		Donegan played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 321 to 416 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-6, -60.
Round 10		Donegan played #49 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 291 to 422 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-7, -191.
Round 11		Donegan played #68 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 351 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-7, -173.
Round 12		Donegan played #18 Penny Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 310 to 418 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-8, -281.
Round 13		Donegan played #66 Deanne Dorsa (Houston, TX) and lost 238 to 471 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-9, -514.
Round 14		Donegan played #39 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 336 to 348 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-10, -526.
Round 15		Donegan played #51 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 311 to 391 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-11, -606.
Round 16		Donegan played #28 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 414 to 277 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-11, -469.
Round 17		Donegan played #27 Dawn Erickson (Anna Maria, FL) and lost 295 to 371 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-12, -545.
Round 18		Donegan played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 302 to 372 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-13, -615.
Round 19		Donegan played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 399 to 305 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-13, -521.
Round 20		Donegan played #77 Sally Reeser (Macungie, PA) and lost 318 to 326 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-14, -529.
Round 21		Donegan played #70 Mattie Harpp (Decatur, GA) and lost 286 to 367 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-15, -610.
Round 22		Donegan played #60 Sam Bowers (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 336 to 394 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-16, -668.
Round 23		Donegan played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 238 to 419 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-17, -849.
Round 24		Donegan played #65 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and lost 361 to 380 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-18, -868.
Round 25		Donegan played #41 Shae McWilliams (N Kingston, RI) and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-19, -897.
Round 26		Donegan played #57 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 494 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-20, -1030.
Round 27		Donegan played #30 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 351 to 327 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-20, -1006.
Round 28		Donegan played #73 Andrea Wang (Irvington, NY) and won 338 to 300 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-20, -968.
Round 29		Donegan played #63 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 409 to 306 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-20, -865.
Round 30		Donegan played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 255 to 460 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-21, -1070.
Round 31		Donegan played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) again and won 382 to 275 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-21, -963.

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