NSC 2009: Michael Donegan [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Donegan, who is competing at the 2009 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 16-15, +542, and is ranked #50 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): Michael Surname(s): Donegan Home: Austin, TX, USA Hobbies: Biking, Guitar

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 386 Average against: 369
Round 1		Donegan played #36 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 363 to 438 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -75. Donegan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Donegan played #20 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 380 to 504 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-2, -199.
Round 3		Donegan played #119 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 410 to 386 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-2, -175.
Round 4		Donegan played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 325 to 327 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-3, -177.
Round 5		Donegan played #50 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and won 442 to 319 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -54.
Round 6		Donegan played #85 Susan Hoehn (St. Paul, MN) and won 448 to 392 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Donegan played #42 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 399 to 411 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -10.
Round 8		Donegan played #10 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and won 327 to 323 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -6.
Round 9		Donegan played #84 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 387 to 437 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-5, -56.
Round 10		Donegan played #112 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-6, -103.
Round 11		Donegan played #31 Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON) and won 450 to 403 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -56.
Round 12		Donegan played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and lost 328 to 376 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-7, -104.
Round 13		Donegan played #98 Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH) and won 365 to 310 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, -49.
Round 14		Donegan played #64 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 307 to 374 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-8, -116.
Round 15		Donegan played #77 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 353 to 411 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, -174.
Round 16		Donegan played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 335 to 423 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-10, -262.
Round 17		Donegan played #108 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 353 to 417 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-11, -326.
Round 18		Donegan played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 286 to 363 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-12, -403.
Round 19		Donegan played #127 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 405 to 266 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-12, -264.
Round 20		Donegan played #115 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and lost 342 to 413 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-13, -335.
Round 21		Donegan played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 462 to 349 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-13, -222.
Round 22		Donegan played #81 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-13, -196.
Round 23		Donegan played #48 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-14, -249.
Round 24		Donegan played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 506 to 303 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-14, -46.
Round 25		Donegan played #40 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 411 to 370 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-14, -5.
Round 26		Donegan played #44 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 442 to 313 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-14, +124.
Round 27		Donegan played #78 Jay Hillis (Dublin, OH) and won 460 to 287 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-14, +297.
Round 28		Donegan played #21 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 328 to 421 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-15, +204.
Round 29		Donegan played #109 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 493 to 295 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-15, +402.
Round 30		Donegan played #79 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 401 to 332 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 15-15, +471.
Round 31		Donegan played #19 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 431 to 360 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-15, +542.

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