Jonn Dalton [#16] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jonn Dalton, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Dalton currently has a record of 13-15, -686, and is ranked #80 in Division 2.

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): Jonn Surname(s): Dalton Home: Austin, TX, United States Hobbies: drawing, laying tiles, bingo Occupation: software engineering

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	28-33 (0.459)
Past 1-12 months	3-4 (0.429)	W L WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	9-10 (0.474)	WWWW L W L W LLLLL W L WW LL
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	LL WW LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	8-10 (0.444)	LL W LL W LLL WW L WW LL WW
Past 49-60 months	3-2 (0.600)	W LL WW
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 382 Average against: 407
Round 1		Dalton played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 458 to 316 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Parsons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +142.
Round 2		Dalton played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 326 to 392 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Dalton had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +76.
Round 3		Dalton played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 382 to 408 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Stegman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, +50.
Round 4		Dalton played #108 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 339 to 309 (a spread of 30) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Whitman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +80.
Round 5		Dalton played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 455 to 419 (a spread of 36) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Dalton’s record vs. Chaney in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +116.
Round 6		Dalton played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 463 to 365 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Heidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +214.
Round 7		Dalton played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 296 to 433 (a spread of -137) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Firstman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +77.
Round 8		Dalton played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 401 to 378 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +100.
Round 9		Dalton played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 360 to 467 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, -7.
Round 10		Dalton played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 339 to 440 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, -108.
Round 11		Dalton played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 485 to 396 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, -19.
Round 12		Dalton played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 368 to 422 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, -73.
Round 13		Dalton played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 385 to 554 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-7, -242.
Round 14		Dalton played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 355 to 532 (a spread of -177) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-8, -419.
Round 15		Dalton played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and lost 347 to 361 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-9, -433.
Round 16		Dalton played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 357 to 439 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Heidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-10, -515.
Round 17		Dalton played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 322 to 384 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-11, -577.
Round 18		Dalton played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and won 379 to 362 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-11, -560.
Round 19		Dalton played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 459 to 398 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-11, -499.
Round 20		Dalton played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 426 to 368 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Milan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, -441.
Round 21		Dalton played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 451 to 347 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Hay in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, -337.
Round 22		Dalton played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 441 to 357 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, -253.
Round 23		Dalton played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 335 to 533 (a spread of -198) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Enszer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-12, -451. Dalton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Dalton played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 359 to 381 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -473.
Round 25		Dalton played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 378 to 338 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-13, -433.
Round 26		Dalton played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and lost 277 to 498 (a spread of -221) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-14, -654.
Round 27		Dalton played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 371 to 436 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-15, -719.
Round 28		Dalton played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 390 to 357 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Dalton had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-15, -686.

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