NSC 2008: Michael Donegan [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, 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, -88, and is ranked #90 in Division 4.

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 Hobbies: Biking, Guitar Occupation: Grandfather NSC 2004 Division: 7 NSC 2004 Rank: 19/40, 15-15 +60 NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 6/131, 19-9 +845 USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 43/88, 14-14 -48

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 359 Average against: 362
Round 1		Donegan played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 393 to 405 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -12.
Round 2		Donegan played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 382 to 389 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -19.
Round 3		Donegan played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 318 to 383 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-3, -84.
Round 4		Donegan played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 428 to 362 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -18.
Round 5		Donegan played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 302 to 393 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -109.
Round 6		Donegan played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-4, -7.
Round 7		Donegan played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 332 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, +55.
Round 8		Donegan played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 368 to 323 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +100.
Round 9		Donegan played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 237 to 375 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, -38.
Round 10		Donegan played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 453 to 349 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, +66.
Round 11		Donegan played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 266 to 417 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -85.
Round 12		Donegan played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and lost 229 to 481 (a spread of -252). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-7, -337.
Round 13		Donegan played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 380 to 397 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-8, -354.
Round 14		Donegan played #90 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and lost 368 to 375 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-9, -361.
Round 15		Donegan played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 337 to 382 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-10, -406.
Round 16		Donegan played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 420 to 317 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-10, -303.
Round 17		Donegan played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 362 to 348 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-10, -289.
Round 18		Donegan played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 309 to 389 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-11, -369.
Round 19		Donegan played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 385 to 263 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-11, -247.
Round 20		Donegan played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 332 to 305 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, -220.
Round 21		Donegan played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and lost 348 to 382 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-12, -254.
Round 22		Donegan played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 355 to 349 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-12, -248.
Round 23		Donegan played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 318 to 324 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-13, -254.
Round 24		Donegan played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 354 to 407 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-14, -307.
Round 25		Donegan played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 494 to 282 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-14, -95.
Round 26		Donegan played #102 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 350 to 373 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-15, -118.
Round 27		Donegan played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 336 to 362 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-16, -144.
Round 28		Donegan played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 388 to 332 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-16, -88.

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