John Gove [#55] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Gove, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Gove currently has a record of 16-14, +1002, and is ranked #58 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): John Surname(s): Gove Home: Sun City Center, FL, United States Age: 62 Awards: many and varied, mostly for failures in the above Hobbies: Scrabble, astrophysics Occupation: shepherd

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-1 (0.857)
Past 1-12 months	6-1 (0.857)	WWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 538 Average for: 385 Average against: 352
Round 1		Gove played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 358 to 394 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Gove had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Gove played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 405 to 325 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Gove had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, +44.
Round 3		Gove played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 422 to 287 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Gove had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +179.
Round 4		Gove played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 336 to 344 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Gove had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +171.
Round 5		Gove played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 423 to 366 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Gove had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +228.
Round 6		Gove played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 294 to 358 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Gove had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +164.
Round 7		Gove played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 448 to 274 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Gove had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, +338. Gove is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Gove is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Gove played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 326 to 373 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Gove had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-4, +291.
Round 9		Gove played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 410 to 312 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Gove had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +389.
Round 10		Gove played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 341 to 375 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Gove had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, +355.
Round 11		Gove played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 244 to 446 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Gove had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-6, +153.
Round 12		Gove played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 434 to 356 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Gove had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-6, +231.
Round 13		Gove played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 532 to 316 (a spread of 216) . Before this event, Gove had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +447.
Round 14		Gove played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 352 to 359 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gove had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-7, +440.
Round 15		Gove played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 431 to 274 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Gove had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, +597.
Round 16		Gove played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 385 to 342 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Gove had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +640.
Round 17		Gove played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 316 to 318 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Gove had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-8, +638.
Round 18		Gove played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 459 to 365 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Gove had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +732.
Round 19		Gove played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 367 to 427 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Gove had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-9, +672.
Round 20		Gove played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 394 to 359 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Gove had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, +707.
Round 21		Gove played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 382 to 349 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Gove's record vs. Warner in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WLWW. 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: #39. Current record: 12-9, +740.
Round 22		Gove played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 320 to 398 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Gove had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-10, +662.
Round 23		Gove played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 450 to 300 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Gove had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-10, +812.
Round 24		Gove played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 386 to 397 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gove had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-11, +801.
Round 25		Gove played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 411 to 283 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Gove had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, +929.
Round 26		Gove played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Gove had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-12, +850.
Round 27		Gove played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 353 to 293 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Gove had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-12, +910.
Round 28		Gove played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 538 to 385 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Gove had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-12, +1063.
Round 29		Gove played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Gove had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-13, +1032.
Round 30		Gove played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 335 to 365 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Gove had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-14, +1002.

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