NSC 2008: Edward Gowash [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Edward Gowash, 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 13-15, -321, and is ranked #79 in Division 4.

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): Edward Surname(s): Gowash Home: Ft. Worth, TX, United States Occupation: Cost Engineer, Aerospace

Round by Round
High score: 433 Average for: 364 Average against: 376
Round 1		Gowash played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 409 to 355 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2		Gowash played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 392 to 409 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +37.
Round 3		Gowash played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 423 to 291 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +169.
Round 4		Gowash played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 271 to 419 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, +21.
Round 5		Gowash played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 366 to 385 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, +2.
Round 6		Gowash played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 389 to 449 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -58.
Round 7		Gowash played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 348 to 316 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, -26.
Round 8		Gowash played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 427 to 351 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +50.
Round 9		Gowash played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 322 to 399 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -27.
Round 10		Gowash played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 386 to 287 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, +72.
Round 11		Gowash played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 433 to 360 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-5, +145.
Round 12		Gowash played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 432 to 394 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +183.
Round 13		Gowash played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 378 to 355 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +206.
Round 14		Gowash played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 383 to 447 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +142.
Round 15		Gowash played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 348 to 309 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +181.
Round 16		Gowash played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 386 to 284 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +283.
Round 17		Gowash played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +242.
Round 18		Gowash played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and lost 281 to 469 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +54.
Round 19		Gowash played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 352 to 391 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-9, +15.
Round 20		Gowash played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 335 to 429 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, -79.
Round 21		Gowash played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 350 to 428 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, -157.
Round 22		Gowash played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 326 to 344 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -175.
Round 23		Gowash played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 371 to 402 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-13, -206.
Round 24		Gowash played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 334 to 355 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-14, -227.
Round 25		Gowash played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 282 to 494 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-15, -439.
Round 26		Gowash played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 362 to 359 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-15, -436.
Round 27		Gowash played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 367 to 358 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-15, -427.
Round 28		Gowash played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 306 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-15, -321.

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