John Gove [#53] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about John Gove, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Gove currently has a record of 19-9, +217, and is ranked #8 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): John Surname(s): Gove Home: Sun City Center, FL, United States Awards: many and varied, mostly for failures in the above; 2004-11 Tampa Bay, FL Hobbies: Occupation: Retired NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 13-8 +554 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 58/169, 16-14 +1002 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 97/134, 12-16 -25

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	26-25 (0.510)
Past 1-12 months	8-7 (0.533)	L WWW L W LL WW L WW LL
Past 13-24 months	12-12 (0.500)	L WW LL WW LL WW L W LL WWW LLL WW L
Past 25-36 months	6-6 (0.500)	L W LLL WW L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 518 Average for: 391 Average against: 383
Round 1		Gove played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 410 to 470 (a spread of -60). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gove’s record vs. Gauthier in the 7 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: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Gove played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 438 to 368 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Gove had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +10.
Round 3		Gove played #20 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 373 to 371 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Gove had not played Coker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, +12.
Round 4		Gove played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 377 to 370 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Gove had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +19.
Round 5		Gove played #85 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 414 to 398 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Gove had not played Ortman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +35.
Round 6		Gove played #15 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 417 to 301 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Gove had not played Burbridge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +151.
Round 7		Gove played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 310 to 474 (a spread of -164). Before this event, Gove had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-2, -13.
Round 8		Gove played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 415 to 378 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Gove had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-2, +24.
Round 9		Gove played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 518 to 409 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Gove had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +133.
Round 10		Gove played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and won 456 to 392 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Gove had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-2, +197.
Round 11		Gove played #122 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 430 to 356 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Gove had not played Whitman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +271.
Round 12		Gove played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 316 to 413 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Gove had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-3, +174.
Round 13		Gove played #18 Naurlene Canterman (Tucson, AZ) and won 443 to 415 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Gove had not played Canterman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +202.
Round 14		Gove played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 341 to 322 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Gove had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +221. Gove is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gove played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) again and lost 363 to 371 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Gove had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +213.
Round 16		Gove played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gove’s record vs. Gott in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +227.
Round 17		Gove played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 445 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Gove had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +134.
Round 18		Gove played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 364 to 353 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Gove had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +145.
Round 19		Gove played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 481 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Gove had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, -7.
Round 20		Gove played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and won 466 to 259 (a spread of 207). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gove’s record vs. Davies in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +200. Gove is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Gove played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Gove had not played Bohnsack in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +211.
Round 22		Gove played #107 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) again and won 451 to 314 (a spread of 137). Before this event, Gove had not played Stardom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +348. Gove is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Gove played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) again and won 354 to 336 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Gove had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +366.
Round 24		Gove played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 351 to 432 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gove’s record vs. Davies in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +285.
Round 25		Gove played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 404 to 351 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Gove had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +338. Gove is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Gove played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 412 to 397 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Gove had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-7, +353.
Round 27		Gove played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) for the third time and lost 308 to 429 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Gove had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-8, +232.
Round 28		Gove played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Gove’s record vs. Dixon in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-9, +217.

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