NSC 2008: Gretchen Cowan [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Gretchen Cowan, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, -627, and is ranked #111 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

[photo of Gretchen Cowan]

Given name(s): Gretchen
Surname(s): Cowan
Home: San Clemente, CA, United States
Hobbies: political activist'reading'travel
Occupation: Retired Teacher
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 228, 9-12 -281
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 52/106, 13.5-13.5 +267
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 31/136, 18-13 +172
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/134, 13-15 +242
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 97/129, 12.5-15.5 -357

Round by Round
High score: 440 Average for: 353 Average against: 375
Round 1		Cowan played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 338 to 337 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		Cowan played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and lost 386 to 402 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		Cowan played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 331 to 360 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4		Cowan played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 321 to 460 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -183.
Round 5		Cowan played #2 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 376 to 343 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-3, -150.
Round 6		Cowan played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-3, -140.
Round 7		Cowan played #26 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 312 to 382 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-4, -210.
Round 8		Cowan played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 388 to 339 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-4, -161.
Round 9		Cowan played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 325 to 321 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-4, -157.
Round 10		Cowan played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 290 to 472 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-5, -339.
Round 11		Cowan played #12 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 304 to 322 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-6, -357.
Round 12		Cowan played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 259 to 356 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-7, -454.
Round 13		Cowan played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 377 to 431 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-8, -508.
Round 14		Cowan played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 402 to 395 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-8, -501.
Round 15		Cowan played #123 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 328 to 380 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-9, -553.
Round 16		Cowan played #60 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 440 to 323 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-9, -436.
Round 17		Cowan played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-9, -421.
Round 18		Cowan played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 352 to 419 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-10, -488.
Round 19		Cowan played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 413 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-11, -582.
Round 20		Cowan played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 303 to 364 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-12, -643.
Round 21		Cowan played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 437 to 322 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-12, -528.
Round 22		Cowan played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 307 to 438 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-13, -659.
Round 23		Cowan played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 362 to 326 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-13, -623.
Round 24		Cowan played #75 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 410 to 343 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-13, -556.
Round 25		Cowan played #99 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 387 to 271 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-13, -440.
Round 26		Cowan played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-14, -461.
Round 27		Cowan played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 270 to 423 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12-15, -614.
Round 28		Cowan played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 360 to 373 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-16, -627.

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