NSC 2011: John Dowaliby [#34]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about John Dowaliby, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-12, +897, 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
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Dowaliby Home: Santa Fe, NM, United States

Round by Round
High score: 589 Average for: 389 Average against: 360
Round 1		Dowaliby played #19 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 401 to 356 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +45.
Round 2		Dowaliby played #63 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and won 403 to 352 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +96.
Round 3		Dowaliby played #31 Susan Love (USA) and lost 291 to 351 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +36.
Round 4		Dowaliby played #10 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 333 to 369 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Dowaliby played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 460 to 378 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +82.
Round 6		Dowaliby played #37 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 410 to 320 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +172.
Round 7		Dowaliby played #59 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 339 to 361 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +150.
Round 8		Dowaliby played #36 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +187.
Round 9		Dowaliby played #29 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and won 589 to 286 (a spread of 303). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +490.
Round 10		Dowaliby played #33 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 399 to 495 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +394.
Round 11		Dowaliby played #24 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 297 to 312 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +379.
Round 12		Dowaliby played #54 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 415 to 359 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-5, +435.
Round 13		Dowaliby played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 332 to 434 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +333.
Round 14		Dowaliby played #11 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and lost 322 to 429 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-7, +226.
Round 15		Dowaliby played #18 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 366 to 398 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-8, +194.
Round 16		Dowaliby played #32 Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX) and won 396 to 308 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-8, +282.
Round 17		Dowaliby played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and lost 285 to 401 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, +166.
Round 18		Dowaliby played #22 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 409 to 317 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-9, +258.
Round 19		Dowaliby played #21 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, +272.
Round 20		Dowaliby played #55 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 422 to 347 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +347.
Round 21		Dowaliby played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 377 to 282 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, +442.
Round 22		Dowaliby played #46 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and won 492 to 402 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +532.
Round 23		Dowaliby played #3 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 346 to 520 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-10, +358.
Round 24		Dowaliby played #7 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and won 421 to 266 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +513.
Round 25		Dowaliby played #1 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 401 to 310 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +604.
Round 26		Dowaliby played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) and won 530 to 289 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +845.
Round 27		Dowaliby played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) again and won 407 to 310 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-10, +942.
Round 28		Dowaliby played #40 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 395 to 384 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +953.
Round 29		Dowaliby played #15 Mike Lean (Washington, DC) and won 374 to 288 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +1039. Dowaliby is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Dowaliby played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 323 to 425 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +937.
Round 31		Dowaliby played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) again and lost 372 to 412 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +897.

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