Donna McDonough [#93] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Donna McDonough, 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. McDonough currently has a record of 14-16, -551, and is ranked #112 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): Donna Surname(s): McDonough Home: Clackamas, OR, United States Age: 56

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	22-10 (0.688)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW
Past 25-36 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWWW LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 49-60 months	9-3 (0.750)	L WWWWWWW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 361 Average against: 379
Round 1		McDonough played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 308 to 414 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 0-1, -106.
Round 2		McDonough played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 356 to 333 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-1, -83.
Round 3		McDonough played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 464 to 273 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, +108.
Round 4		McDonough played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 479 to 283 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +304.
Round 5		McDonough played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR McDonough's record vs. Dubois in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +211.
Round 6		McDonough played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 371 to 320 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +262.
Round 7		McDonough played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 306 to 414 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-3, +154.
Round 8		McDonough played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 334 to 525 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-4, -37.
Round 9		McDonough played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 229 to 475 (a spread of -246) . Before this event, McDonough had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 4-5, -283.
Round 10		McDonough played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-5, -272.
Round 11		McDonough played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-5, -186.
Round 12		McDonough played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 390 to 405 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-6, -201.
Round 13		McDonough played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 403 to 401 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-6, -199.
Round 14		McDonough played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 334 to 399 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-7, -264.
Round 15		McDonough played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 349 to 423 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-8, -338.
Round 16		McDonough played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 277 to 378 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 7-9, -439.
Round 17		McDonough played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 335 to 346 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 7-10, -450.
Round 18		McDonough played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 7-11, -481.
Round 19		McDonough played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 406 to 324 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 8-11, -399.
Round 20		McDonough played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 287 to 529 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 8-12, -641. McDonough is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). McDonough is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		McDonough played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 282 to 374 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 8-13, -733.
Round 22		McDonough played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 338 to 382 (a spread of -44) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: PORTLAND, OR McDonough's record vs. Catanese in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 8-14, -777.
Round 23		McDonough played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 467 to 337 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 9-14, -647.
Round 24		McDonough played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 413 to 401 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 10-14, -635.
Round 25		McDonough played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 456 to 358 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-14, -537.
Round 26		McDonough played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 253 to 398 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 11-15, -682.
Round 27		McDonough played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 401 to 283 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 12-15, -564.
Round 28		McDonough played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 353 to 311 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 13-15, -522.
Round 29		McDonough played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 357 to 387 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Mercatante in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 13-16, -552.
Round 30		McDonough played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 367 to 366 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 14-16, -551.

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