NSC 2009: Marty Marcus [#106]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Marcus, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-18, -548, and is ranked #102 in Division 1.

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): Marty Surname(s): Marcus Home: Chicago, IL, USA Awards: published author and poet Hobbies: books, movies, fishing, tennis Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 580 Average for: 384 Average against: 404
Round 1		Marcus played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 404 to 446 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -42.
Round 2		Marcus played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 432 to 382 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Marcus played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 389 to 393 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, +4.
Round 4		Marcus played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 341 to 346 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -1.
Round 5		Marcus played #102 Joel Elkins (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 341 to 436 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -96.
Round 6		Marcus played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 341 to 579 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-5, -334.
Round 7		Marcus played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 282 to 516 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-6, -568.
Round 8		Marcus played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 352 to 301 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-6, -517.
Round 9		Marcus played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 441 to 448 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-7, -524.
Round 10		Marcus played #121 Scott Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 359 to 472 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-8, -637.
Round 11		Marcus played #25 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 311 to 399 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-9, -725.
Round 12		Marcus recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-9, -675.
Round 13		Marcus played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 422 to 315 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-9, -568.
Round 14		Marcus played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 462 to 367 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -473.
Round 15		Marcus played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 321 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-9, -340.
Round 16		Marcus played #123 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 430 to 460 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, -370.
Round 17		Marcus played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and lost 360 to 512 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-11, -522.
Round 18		Marcus played #70 Ravee Joradol (THA) and won 357 to 286 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-11, -451.
Round 19		Marcus played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 410 to 375 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-11, -416.
Round 20		Marcus played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and won 396 to 383 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-11, -403.
Round 21		Marcus played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 486 to 287 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-11, -204.
Round 22		Marcus played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 383 to 497 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-12, -318.
Round 23		Marcus played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-13, -323.
Round 24		Marcus played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 335 to 496 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-14, -484.
Round 25		Marcus played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 370 to 335 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, -449.
Round 26		Marcus played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 580 to 305 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-14, -174.
Round 27		Marcus played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 349 to 443 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-15, -268.
Round 28		Marcus played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 408 to 358 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-15, -218.
Round 29		Marcus played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 354 to 467 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-16, -331.
Round 30		Marcus played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 294 to 392 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-17, -429.
Round 31		Marcus played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) again and lost 312 to 431 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-18, -548.

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