NSC 2009: Marsha Gillis [#126]

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On this page, you will find information about Marsha Gillis, 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 10.5-20.5, -1241, and is ranked #122 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): Marsha Surname(s): Gillis Home: OXR, AL, USA Hobbies: Raising orphaned kittens Occupation: Registered Norse

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 339 Average against: 379
Round 1		Gillis played #5 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 298 to 448 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-1, -150.
Round 2		Gillis played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 356 to 424 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-2, -218.
Round 3		Gillis played #81 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 286 to 409 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-3, -341.
Round 4		Gillis played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 464 to 372 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, -249.
Round 5		Gillis played #113 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 350 to 283 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, -182.
Round 6		Gillis played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and tied at 351. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -182.
Round 7		Gillis played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 389 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -161.
Round 8		Gillis played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 236 to 398 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -323.
Round 9		Gillis played #72 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 364 to 335 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -294.
Round 10		Gillis played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -283.
Round 11		Gillis played #58 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 376 to 348 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6.5-4.5, -255.
Round 12		Gillis played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 302 to 464 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -417.
Round 13		Gillis played #18 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -458.
Round 14		Gillis played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 281 to 363 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -540.
Round 15		Gillis played #63 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 387 to 401 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -554.
Round 16		Gillis played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 379 to 459 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -634.
Round 17		Gillis played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and lost 294 to 433 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -773.
Round 18		Gillis played #76 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -832.
Round 19		Gillis played #107 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 267 to 461 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -1026.
Round 20		Gillis played #122 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 354 to 417 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6.5-13.5, -1089.
Round 21		Gillis played #124 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 277 to 407 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6.5-14.5, -1219.
Round 22		Gillis played #101 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6.5-15.5, -1294.
Round 23		Gillis played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 306 to 341 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6.5-16.5, -1329.
Round 24		Gillis played #112 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 422 to 289 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 7.5-16.5, -1196. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Gillis played #120 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 329 to 265 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8.5-16.5, -1132.
Round 26		Gillis played #127 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 388 to 224 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -968.
Round 27		Gillis played #114 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 364 to 366 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -970.
Round 28		Gillis played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 236 to 376 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -1110.
Round 29		Gillis played #106 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 400 to 293 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10.5-18.5, -1003.
Round 30		Gillis played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 324 to 406 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10.5-19.5, -1085.
Round 31		Gillis played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) again and lost 311 to 467 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 10.5-20.5, -1241.

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