Michael Donegan [#8] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, who is a contestant in Division 7 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. Donegan currently has a record of 15-15, +60, and is ranked #19 in Division 7.

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: Austin, TX, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: Biking, Guitar, Scrabble Occupation: Computer Scientist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-1 (0.800)
Past 1-12 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
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: 379 Average for: 315 Average against: 313
Round 1		Donegan played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and won 313 to 290 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +23.
Round 2		Donegan played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 318 to 246 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +95.
Round 3		Donegan played #14 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) and won 278 to 236 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Hurd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +137.
Round 4		Donegan played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and won 348 to 300 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +185.
Round 5		Donegan played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 300 to 292 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +193.
Round 6		Donegan played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 318 to 337 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +174.
Round 7		Donegan played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and lost 334 to 359 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +149.
Round 8		Donegan played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 286 to 346 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +89.
Round 9		Donegan played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 329 to 308 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +110.
Round 10		Donegan played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 228 to 351 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, -13.
Round 11		Donegan played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 310 to 312 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, -15.
Round 12		Donegan played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 285 to 367 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, -97.
Round 13		Donegan played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 357 to 249 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +11.
Round 14		Donegan played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 350 to 407 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, -46.
Round 15		Donegan played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 325 to 291 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-7, -12.
Round 16		Donegan played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 346 to 339 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, -5.
Round 17		Donegan played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and won 315 to 302 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +8.
Round 18		Donegan played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 345 to 330 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +23.
Round 19		Donegan played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 358 to 276 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Hackney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +105.
Round 20		Donegan played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 313 to 362 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +56.
Round 21		Donegan played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and lost 294 to 325 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +25.
Round 22		Donegan played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 332 to 387 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Donegan had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, -30.
Round 23		Donegan played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 277 to 329 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, -82.
Round 24		Donegan played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 313 to 322 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-12, -91.
Round 25		Donegan played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 335 to 225 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-12, +19.
Round 26		Donegan played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 332 to 283 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-12, +68.
Round 27		Donegan played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and lost 256 to 265 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-13, +59.
Round 28		Donegan played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 379 to 249 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-13, +189.
Round 29		Donegan played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 330 to 336 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-14, +183.
Round 30		Donegan played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and lost 257 to 380 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-15, +60.

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