Donna Paul [#30] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Donna Paul, 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. Paul currently has a record of 14-16, -576, and is ranked #25 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): Donna Surname(s): Paul Home: Newberg, OR, United States Age: 56 Awards: Oregon School Scrabble Activist :)- 2000 NSC Participant Hobbies: Clowning-Sailing-Circus-Reading-Dancing-Scrabble! -Face painting Occupation: Lifeguard --FrenchwoodsCamp Nurse & Scrabble Instructor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-3 (0.400)
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	2-3 (0.400)	W LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 373 Average for: 305 Average against: 325
Round 1		Paul played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 299 to 343 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Paul had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Paul played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and lost 246 to 323 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Paul had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -121.
Round 3		Paul played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 345 to 348 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Paul had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-3, -124.
Round 4		Paul played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 323 to 310 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Paul had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -111.
Round 5		Paul played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 357 to 356 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Paul had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-3, -110.
Round 6		Paul played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 324 to 231 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Paul had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, -17.
Round 7		Paul played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 314 to 356 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Paul had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-4, -59.
Round 8		Paul played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 355 to 315 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Paul had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-4, -19.
Round 9		Paul played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and won 344 to 317 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Paul had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +8.
Round 10		Paul played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 259 to 316 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Paul had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, -49.
Round 11		Paul played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 373 to 320 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Paul had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-5, +4.
Round 12		Paul played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 255 to 294 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Paul had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, -35.
Round 13		Paul played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 307 to 264 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Paul had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +8.
Round 14		Paul played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 282 to 304 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Paul's record vs. Hackney in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). 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: LL. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-7, -14.
Round 15		Paul played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and lost 284 to 444 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Paul had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-8, -174.
Round 16		Paul played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 339 to 346 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Paul had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-9, -181.
Round 17		Paul played #14 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) and won 306 to 285 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Paul had not played Hurd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-9, -160.
Round 18		Paul played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and won 346 to 269 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Paul's record vs. Sudnikovich in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WLW. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-9, -83.
Round 19		Paul played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 363 to 263 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Paul had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-9, +17.
Round 20		Paul played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 275 to 310 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Paul had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-10, -18.
Round 21		Paul played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 327 to 305 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Paul had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +4.
Round 22		Paul played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 282 to 370 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Paul had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-11, -84.
Round 23		Paul played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 308 to 369 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Paul had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-12, -145.
Round 24		Paul played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 264 to 410 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Paul had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-13, -291.
Round 25		Paul played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 249 to 448 (a spread of -199) . Before this event, Paul had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-14, -490.
Round 26		Paul played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 276 to 324 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Paul had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-15, -538.
Round 27		Paul played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 265 to 256 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Paul had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-15, -529.
Round 28		Paul played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and won 328 to 325 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Paul had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-15, -526.
Round 29		Paul played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 265 to 319 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Paul had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-16, -580.
Round 30		Paul played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 304 to 300 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Paul had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-16, -576. Paul is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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