Con Downey [#24] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Con Downey, 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. Downey currently has a record of 16-12, +113, and is ranked #22 in Division 5.

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): Con Surname(s): Downey Home: Mesa, AZ, United States Awards: 2d place AZ senior spelling bee Hobbies: politics, religion, philosophy, science, blue route travel Occupation: retired Geologist

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	28-25 (0.528)
Past 1-12 months	7-3 (0.700)	L W L WWWWW L W
Past 13-24 months	5-4 (0.556)	L W LL W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	8-4 (0.667)	W L W LL WW L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLL WW L
Past 61-72 months	2-7 (0.222)	LLL WW LLLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 442 Average for: 361 Average against: 357
Round 1		Downey played #74 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 406 to 302 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Downey had not played Shapiro in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Downey played #88 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 372 to 304 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Downey had not played Wittman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +172.
Round 3		Downey played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and won 442 to 224 (a spread of 218). Before this event, Downey had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +390.
Round 4		Downey played #46 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and lost 354 to 360 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Downey had not played Kading in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +384.
Round 5		Downey played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 367 to 297 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Downey had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +454.
Round 6		Downey played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 356 to 348 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Downey had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +462.
Round 7		Downey played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 340 to 412 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Downey had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +390.
Round 8		Downey played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 297 to 411 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Downey had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +276. Downey is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Downey played #49 Elana Lekach (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 420 to 392 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Downey had not played Lekach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +304.
Round 10		Downey played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and won 377 to 346 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Downey had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +335.
Round 11		Downey played #90 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 307 to 390 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Downey had not played Pastore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +252.
Round 12		Downey played #61 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 357 to 279 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Downey had not played Patneau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +330.
Round 13		Downey played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 330 to 404 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Downey had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +256.
Round 14		Downey played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 438 to 322 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Downey had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +372.
Round 15		Downey played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 329 to 482 (a spread of -153). Before this event, Downey had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +219.
Round 16		Downey played #77 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 341 to 353 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Downey had not played Sirois in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +207.
Round 17		Downey played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 342 to 424 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Downey had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-8, +125.
Round 18		Downey played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 322 to 299 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Downey had not played Blackman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +148.
Round 19		Downey played #33 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Downey had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +158.
Round 20		Downey played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) again and won 389 to 312 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Downey had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +235.
Round 21		Downey played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 330 to 366 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Downey had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +199.
Round 22		Downey played #91 Antonio Malonzo (Philippines) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Downey had not played Malonzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +113.
Round 23		Downey played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) again and lost 296 to 422 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Downey had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, -13.
Round 24		Downey played #45 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 390 to 319 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Downey had not played Justice in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +58.
Round 25		Downey played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 414 to 299 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Downey had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +173.
Round 26		Downey played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) again and lost 301 to 446 (a spread of -145). Before this event, Downey had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, +28.
Round 27		Downey played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) again and won 391 to 315 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Downey had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +104.
Round 28		Downey played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 377 to 368 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Downey had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +113.

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