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NSC 2008: Gretchen Cowan [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Gretchen Cowan, who is competing at the 2008 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 12-16, -627, and is ranked #111 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

[photo of Gretchen Cowan]

Given name(s): Gretchen
Surname(s): Cowan
Home: San Clemente, CA, United States
Hobbies: political activist'reading'travel
Occupation: Retired Teacher
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 228, 9-12 -281
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 52/106, 13.5-13.5 +267
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 31/136, 18-13 +172
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/134, 13-15 +242
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 97/129, 12.5-15.5 -357
Round by Round

High score: 440
Average for: 353
Average against: 375

Round 1

[photo of Jeremy Hall]

Cowan played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 338 to 337 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-0, +1.

Round 2

[photo of Brian Wagner]

Cowan played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and lost 386 to 402 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-1, -15.

Round 3

[photo of Helena Gauthier]

Cowan played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 331 to 360 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 1-2, -44.

Round 4

[photo of Mark Rosenberg]

Cowan played #100 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 321 to 460 (a spread of -139).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 1-3, -183.

Round 5

[photo of Mary G. Atwood]

Cowan played #2 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 376 to 343 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 2-3, -150.

Round 6

[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]

Cowan played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 3-3, -140.

Round 7

[photo of Barbara J. Drinkwine]

Cowan played #26 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 312 to 382 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 3-4, -210.

Round 8

[photo of Pamela Stubblefield]

Cowan played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 388 to 339 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 4-4, -161.

Round 9

[photo of Lois Greene]

Cowan played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 325 to 321 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 5-4, -157.

Round 10

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Cowan played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 290 to 472 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5-5, -339.

Round 11

[photo of Lorraine Burton]

Cowan played #12 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 304 to 322 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 5-6, -357.

Round 12

[photo of Carole S. Miller]

Cowan played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 259 to 356 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 5-7, -454.

Round 13

[photo of Ted Gest]

Cowan played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 377 to 431 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 5-8, -508.

Round 14

[photo of Thomas E Wood]

Cowan played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 402 to 395 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 6-8, -501.

Round 15

[photo of Carl Warner]

Cowan played #123 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 328 to 380 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 6-9, -553.

Round 16

[photo of Danny Kidd]

Cowan played #60 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 440 to 323 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 7-9, -436.

Round 17

[photo of Edward Stewart]

Cowan played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 8-9, -421.

Round 18

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Cowan played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 352 to 419 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 8-10, -488.

Round 19

[photo of Broderick Larkins]

Cowan played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 413 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 8-11, -582.

Round 20

[photo of Betty Burton]

Cowan played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and lost 303 to 364 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 8-12, -643.

Round 21

[photo of Austin Stalnaker]

Cowan played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 437 to 322 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 9-12, -528.

Round 22

[photo of Yvonne Lobo]

Cowan played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 307 to 438 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 9-13, -659.

Round 23

[photo of Ralph B. King]

Cowan played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 362 to 326 (a spread of 36).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 10-13, -623.

Round 24

[photo of Julie Ellen Maria]

Cowan played #75 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 410 to 343 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 11-13, -556.

Round 25

[photo of George Rogers]

Cowan played #99 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 387 to 271 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 12-13, -440.

Round 26

[photo of Hilda Schlechter]

Cowan played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 12-14, -461.

Round 27

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Cowan played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 270 to 423 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 12-15, -614.

Round 28

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Cowan played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 360 to 373 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 12-16, -627.


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