NSC 2009: Cheryl Melvin [#105]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, 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, -687, and is ranked #109 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
	Given name(s): Cheryl Surname(s): Melvin Home: Muskegon, MI, USA Hobbies: grandchildren, reading classics, politics Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 534 Average for: 367 Average against: 389
Round 1		Melvin played #8 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 327 to 409 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -82.
Round 2		Melvin played #55 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and lost 317 to 447 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-2, -212.
Round 3		Melvin played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and won 359 to 335 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-2, -188.
Round 4		Melvin played #114 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 534 to 280 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, +66.
Round 5		Melvin played #14 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 330 to 414 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-3, -18.
Round 6		Melvin played #99 Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC) and won 439 to 409 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +12.
Round 7		Melvin played #10 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and lost 353 to 388 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-4, -23.
Round 8		Melvin played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 390 to 307 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +60.
Round 9		Melvin played #48 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 329 to 399 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -10.
Round 10		Melvin played #84 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 315 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +65.
Round 11		Melvin played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 376 to 386 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, +55.
Round 12		Melvin played #88 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 410 to 348 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +117.
Round 13		Melvin played #31 Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +182.
Round 14		Melvin played #78 Jay Hillis (Dublin, OH) and lost 306 to 382 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, +106.
Round 15		Melvin played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and won 394 to 364 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +136.
Round 16		Melvin played #22 Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 388 to 436 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, +88.
Round 17		Melvin played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 362 to 333 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +117.
Round 18		Melvin played #92 Tina Cur (Buffalo, NY) and won 400 to 366 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +151.
Round 19		Melvin played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, +93.
Round 20		Melvin played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 287 to 427 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, -47.
Round 21		Melvin played #60 Margaret Sutherland (Davison, MI) and lost 268 to 384 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-11, -163.
Round 22		Melvin played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 317 to 391 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-12, -237.
Round 23		Melvin played #61 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 308 to 401 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-13, -330.
Round 24		Melvin played #79 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 397 to 433 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-14, -366. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Melvin played #118 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 377 to 495 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-15, -484.
Round 26		Melvin played #115 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and lost 361 to 443 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-16, -566.
Round 27		Melvin played #102 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 329 to 453 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10-17, -690.
Round 28		Melvin played #113 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 398 to 342 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-17, -634.
Round 29		Melvin played #124 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 369 to 368 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12-17, -633.
Round 30		Melvin played #81 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 442 to 336 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 13-17, -527.
Round 31		Melvin played #48 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) again and lost 324 to 484 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 13-18, -687.

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