Jonn Dalton [#31] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jonn Dalton, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Dalton currently has a record of 11-19, -970, and is ranked #161 in Division 1.

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): Jonn Surname(s): Dalton Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 36 Hobbies: running, hiking, organic gardening, movies, baseball, UConn Huskies, Scrabble Occupation: Software Engineering

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	23-37 (0.383)
Past 1-12 months	10-12 (0.455)	L WW LL W LL WW L W LLLL WW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	6-11 (0.353)	LL W LL WW L W LLL W L W LL
Past 25-36 months	5-11 (0.312)	LLLL W L W L W LLLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 370 Average against: 402
Round 1		Dalton played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 348 to 577 (a spread of -229) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 0-1, -229. Dalton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Dalton played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 291 to 349 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 0-2, -287.
Round 3		Dalton played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 311 to 552 (a spread of -241) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton's record vs. Harshbarger in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 0-3, -528.
Round 4		Dalton played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 316 to 434 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Avrin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-4, -646. Dalton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Dalton played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 302 to 558 (a spread of -256) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Poder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-5, -902.
Round 6		Dalton played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 409 to 474 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-6, -967. Dalton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Dalton played #147 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 322 to 412 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-7, -1057.
Round 8		Dalton played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 344 to 366 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-8, -1079.
Round 9		Dalton played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 400 to 317 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 1-8, -996.
Round 10		Dalton played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 422 to 393 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 2-8, -967.
Round 11		Dalton played #92 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 295 to 414 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 2-9, -1086.
Round 12		Dalton played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and won 475 to 253 (a spread of 222) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Adams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 3-9, -864. Dalton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Dalton played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 294 to 471 (a spread of -177) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Dalton's record vs. Thevenot in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 3-10, -1041.
Round 14		Dalton played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 363 to 374 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 3-11, -1052.
Round 15		Dalton played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 407 to 449 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 3-12, -1094.
Round 16		Dalton played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 303 to 473 (a spread of -170) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 3-13, -1264.
Round 17		Dalton played #42 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and lost 349 to 434 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Ferguson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 3-14, -1349.
Round 18		Dalton played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 454 to 252 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 4-14, -1147.
Round 19		Dalton played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 423 to 345 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 5-14, -1069.
Round 20		Dalton played #92 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 410 to 353 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 6-14, -1012.
Round 21		Dalton played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 359 to 474 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 6-15, -1127.
Round 22		Dalton played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 340 to 427 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 6-16, -1214.
Round 23		Dalton played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 381 to 305 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 7-16, -1138.
Round 24		Dalton played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 327 to 448 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 7-17, -1259.
Round 25		Dalton played #42 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and won 354 to 321 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Ferguson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 8-17, -1226.
Round 26		Dalton played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 418 to 317 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 9-17, -1125.
Round 27		Dalton played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 498 to 329 (a spread of 169) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Dodds in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 10-17, -956.
Round 28		Dalton played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 393 to 350 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 11-17, -913.
Round 29		Dalton played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and lost 389 to 421 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Dalton had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 11-18, -945.
Round 30		Dalton played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 11-19, -970. Dalton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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