NSC 2008: John Gove [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about John Gove, 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 18-10, +1042, and is ranked #7 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 John Gove]

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: Car Prep And Driver
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 55, 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
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 8/129, 19- 9 +217

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 399 Average against: 362
Round 1		Gove played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 386 to 324 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Gove played #84 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 490 to 366 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +186.
Round 3		Gove played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 411 to 437 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +160.
Round 4		Gove played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 402 to 378 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +184.
Round 5		Gove played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 427 to 337 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +274.
Round 6		Gove played #12 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +302.
Round 7		Gove played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and won 420 to 339 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +383.
Round 8		Gove played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 327 to 376 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +334.
Round 9		Gove played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 336 to 337 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +333.
Round 10		Gove played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and won 411 to 301 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +443.
Round 11		Gove played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 344 to 357 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +430.
Round 12		Gove played #97 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 463 to 350 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +543.
Round 13		Gove played #3 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 389 to 363 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +569.
Round 14		Gove played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and lost 320 to 391 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +498.
Round 15		Gove played #91 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 473 to 341 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +630.
Round 16		Gove played #98 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and won 417 to 378 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +669.
Round 17		Gove played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 390 to 301 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +758.
Round 18		Gove played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 342 to 353 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +747.
Round 19		Gove played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 535 to 313 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-6, +969.
Round 20		Gove played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +979.
Round 21		Gove played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 438 to 377 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +1040.
Round 22		Gove played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 378 to 408 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +1010.
Round 23		Gove played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 331 to 397 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +944.
Round 24		Gove played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and won 468 to 332 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +1080.
Round 25		Gove played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 298 to 408 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +970.
Round 26		Gove played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and lost 373 to 421 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +922.
Round 27		Gove played #79 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 399 to 343 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +978.
Round 28		Gove played #84 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) again and won 435 to 371 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +1042.

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