Dawn Gewecke [#43] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dawn Gewecke, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Gewecke currently has a record of 11-19, -178, and is ranked #136 in Division 4.

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): Dawn Surname(s): Gewecke Home: Minneapolis, MN, United States Age: 52 Awards: Best Record Div 4-1998 Nationals, Went 12-0 Division 3 Sioux Falls 2001 Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Birding, Reading, Movies, Needlework, Photography Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13-21 (0.382)
Past 1-12 months	4-8 (0.333)	LLL W LLLLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	6-7 (0.462)	LLLLL W L W L WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 435 Average for: 349 Average against: 354
Round 1		Gewecke played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and won 376 to 323 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Gewecke played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and won 372 to 306 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +119.
Round 3		Gewecke played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 361 to 492 (a spread of -131) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gewecke's record vs. Grow 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-1, -12.
Round 4		Gewecke played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 255 to 431 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-2, -188.
Round 5		Gewecke played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 335 to 391 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-3, -244.
Round 6		Gewecke played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 373 to 266 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-3, -137.
Round 7		Gewecke played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 431 to 259 (a spread of 172) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Gewecke's record vs. Sawyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-3, +35.
Round 8		Gewecke played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 413 to 299 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, +149.
Round 9		Gewecke played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 433 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-4, +36.
Round 10		Gewecke played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 325 to 394 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-5, -33.
Round 11		Gewecke played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 435 to 376 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-5, +26.
Round 12		Gewecke played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 281 to 329 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gewecke's record vs. Dinning in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-6, -22.
Round 13		Gewecke played #154 James Yee (Patchogue, NY) and lost 359 to 364 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Yee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-7, -27.
Round 14		Gewecke played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 341 to 369 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-8, -55.
Round 15		Gewecke played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 358 to 376 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-9, -73.
Round 16		Gewecke played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-9, +19.
Round 17		Gewecke played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 349 to 324 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, +44.
Round 18		Gewecke played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 309 to 366 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-10, -13.
Round 19		Gewecke played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 432 to 281 (a spread of 151) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gewecke's record vs. Gier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-10, +138.
Round 20		Gewecke played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 354 to 290 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-10, +202.
Round 21		Gewecke played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 385 to 301 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-10, +286.
Round 22		Gewecke played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 262 to 360 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-11, +188.
Round 23		Gewecke played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 263 to 418 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-12, +33.
Round 24		Gewecke played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 368 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-13, +26.
Round 25		Gewecke played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and lost 341 to 352 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-14, +15.
Round 26		Gewecke played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 300 to 360 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-15, -45.
Round 27		Gewecke recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 11-16, -95.
Round 28		Gewecke played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 333 to 342 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-17, -104.
Round 29		Gewecke played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and lost 356 to 363 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 11-18, -111.
Round 30		Gewecke played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 326 to 393 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Gewecke had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 11-19, -178.

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