Jonn Dalton [#12] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jonn Dalton, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Dalton currently has a record of 15-13, -260, and is ranked #45 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

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Given name(s): Jonn
Surname(s): Dalton
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Hobbies: drawing, laying tiles, bingo
Occupation: software engineering
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 18/118, 18.5-12.5 +388
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 73/103, 14-17 -402
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 161/172, 11-19 -970
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/108, 13-15 -686

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	27-45 (0.375)
Past 1-12 months	3-7 (0.300)	LLLL WW L W LL
Past 13-24 months	10-10 (0.500)	W LL WWWW LLLL WW LLL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	8-12 (0.400)	WW L WW LLLL W L W LLLLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	0-5 (0.000)	LLLLL
Past 49-60 months	3-9 (0.250)	LLLL W L W L W LLL
Past 61-72 months	3-2 (0.600)	W LL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 525 Average for: 384 Average against: 393
Round 1		Dalton played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 295 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Dalton had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +111.
Round 2		Dalton played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 380 to 446 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +45.
Round 3		Dalton played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 282 to 400 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Dalton had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -73.
Round 4		Dalton played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 438 to 413 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Dalton had not played Fidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -48.
Round 5		Dalton played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 406 to 346 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Dalton had not played Madden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, +12.
Round 6		Dalton played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 282 to 427 (a spread of -145). Before this event, Dalton had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -133.
Round 7		Dalton played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 376 to 425 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Dalton’s record vs. Tyler in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -182.
Round 8		Dalton played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 321 to 532 (a spread of -211). Before this event, Dalton had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, -393. Dalton is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Dalton played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Dalton had not played Clark in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -378.
Round 10		Dalton played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 399 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Dalton had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, -324.
Round 11		Dalton played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) and lost 338 to 428 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Dalton had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -414.
Round 12		Dalton played #86 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 304 to 405 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Dalton had not played Shafritz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, -515.
Round 13		Dalton played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 357 to 378 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Dalton had not played Tillekeratne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -536.
Round 14		Dalton played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 442 to 367 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Dalton had not played Frank in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -461.
Round 15		Dalton played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 398 to 324 (a spread of 74). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Hay in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, -387.
Round 16		Dalton played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) again and won 370 to 278 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Dalton had not played Frank in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, -295.
Round 17		Dalton played #89 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 432 to 398 (a spread of 34). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Slivka in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -261.
Round 18		Dalton played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 268 to 418 (a spread of -150). Before this event, Dalton had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, -411.
Round 19		Dalton played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 485 to 397 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Dalton had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, -323.
Round 20		Dalton played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) again and won 439 to 379 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Dalton had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, -263.
Round 21		Dalton played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 475 to 297 (a spread of 178). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dalton’s record vs. Kang in the 7 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, -85.
Round 22		Dalton played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 421 to 304 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Dalton had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +32.
Round 23		Dalton played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 396 to 364 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Dalton had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +64.
Round 24		Dalton played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 525 to 341 (a spread of 184). Before this event, Dalton had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +248.
Round 25		Dalton played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 357 to 431 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Dalton had not played Kreiswirth in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +174.
Round 26		Dalton played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 397 to 507 (a spread of -110). Before this event, Dalton had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, +64.
Round 27		Dalton played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 318 to 438 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Dalton had not played Stocker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, -56.
Round 28		Dalton played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 249 to 453 (a spread of -204). Before this event, Dalton had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, -260.

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