Michael Donegan [#37] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Donegan currently has a record of 19-9, +845, and is ranked #6 in Division 6.

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: 57 Hobbies: Biking, Guitar Occupation: Computer Scientist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	23-13 (0.639)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	L WW LL W L W L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	15-8 (0.652)	L WWWWWW LL WW LL WWWWW L W LL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 426 Average for: 370 Average against: 340
Round 1		Donegan played #108 Anna Rawls (Christoval, TX) and won 426 to 263 (a spread of 163) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Donegan’s record vs. Rawls in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +163.
Round 2		Donegan played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 373 to 389 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +147.
Round 3		Donegan played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 339 to 347 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Allard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, +139.
Round 4		Donegan played #109 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 402 to 242 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +299.
Round 5		Donegan played #98 Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 375 to 275 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Olaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +399.
Round 6		Donegan played #134 Robert Wall (Kalamazoo, MI) and lost 333 to 388 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Wall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +344.
Round 7		Donegan played #100 Sandy Parry (Pacifica, CA) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Parry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +347.
Round 8		Donegan played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and won 369 to 318 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Dimond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +398.
Round 9		Donegan played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 362 to 258 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Wadley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +502.
Round 10		Donegan played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 423 to 390 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +535.
Round 11		Donegan played #43 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 381 to 379 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +537.
Round 12		Donegan played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 355 to 327 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +565.
Round 13		Donegan played #102 Robert Peters (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 380 to 314 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +631.
Round 14		Donegan played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 313 to 307 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +637.
Round 15		Donegan played #80 Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS) and won 358 to 300 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +695.
Round 16		Donegan played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 345 to 395 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +645.
Round 17		Donegan played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 355 to 379 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +621.
Round 18		Donegan played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 334 (a spread of 71) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: AUSTIN, TX Donegan’s record vs. Williams in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +692.
Round 19		Donegan played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 380 to 413 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +659. Donegan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Donegan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Donegan played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 373 to 318 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +714.
Round 21		Donegan played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 379 to 353 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +740.
Round 22		Donegan played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 426 to 299 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +867.
Round 23		Donegan played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-7, +793.
Round 24		Donegan played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and won 356 to 333 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +816.
Round 25		Donegan played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 343 to 380 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +779. Donegan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Donegan played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 276 to 352 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +703.
Round 27		Donegan played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 409 to 319 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Donegan had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +793.
Round 28		Donegan played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 360 to 308 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: AUSTIN, TX Donegan’s record vs. Hopper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +845.

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