Kevin McDonough [#22] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kevin McDonough, who is a contestant in Division 7 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. McDonough currently has a record of 19-11, +493, and is ranked #8 in Division 7.

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): Kevin Surname(s): McDonough Home: South Glastonbury, CT, United States Age: 38 Awards: Hobbies: Cycling, Gardening, SCRABBLE, Kayaking Occupation: Parks Maintainer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-2 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 410 Average for: 349 Average against: 333
Round 1		McDonough played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 342 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-1, -2.
Round 2		McDonough played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and won 370 to 358 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +10.
Round 3		McDonough played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 339 to 308 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +41.
Round 4		McDonough played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and lost 334 to 373 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +2.
Round 5		McDonough played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 395 to 374 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +23.
Round 6		McDonough played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +18.
Round 7		McDonough played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and won 343 to 341 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +20.
Round 8		McDonough played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 270 to 368 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, -78.
Round 9		McDonough played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 388 to 237 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +73.
Round 10		McDonough played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 360 to 377 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +56.
Round 11		McDonough played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 315 to 211 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-5, +160.
Round 12		McDonough played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 296 to 238 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +218.
Round 13		McDonough played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 385 to 344 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-5, +259.
Round 14		McDonough played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 349 to 287 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT McDonough's record vs. Lockhart in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +321.
Round 15		McDonough played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 382 to 223 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +480.
Round 16		McDonough played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 316 to 382 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +414.
Round 17		McDonough played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 345 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +479.
Round 18		McDonough played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 347 to 219 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +607.
Round 19		McDonough played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and lost 340 to 396 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +551.
Round 20		McDonough played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 351 to 322 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +580.
Round 21		McDonough played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and won 404 to 364 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +620.
Round 22		McDonough played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 387 to 332 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +675.
Round 23		McDonough played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 392 to 309 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +758.
Round 24		McDonough played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and won 372 to 260 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +870.
Round 25		McDonough played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 243 to 396 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +717.
Round 26		McDonough played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and won 410 to 285 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +842.
Round 27		McDonough played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 285 to 367 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +760.
Round 28		McDonough played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 351 to 499 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +612.
Round 29		McDonough played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 317 to 438 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +491.
Round 30		McDonough played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and won 307 to 305 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McDonough had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +493.

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