NSC 2010: Marla Riff [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Marla Riff, who is competing at the 2010 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 18-13, +383, and is ranked #12 in Division 5.

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): Marla Surname(s): Riff Home: Boynton Beach, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 442 Average for: 369 Average against: 356
Round 1		Riff played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 409 to 300 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +109.
Round 2		Riff played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 432 to 235 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +306.
Round 3		Riff played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 363 to 288 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +381.
Round 4		Riff played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 398 to 419 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +360. Riff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Riff played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 336 to 322 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +374.
Round 6		Riff played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 414 to 378 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +410.
Round 7		Riff played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 357 to 471 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +296.
Round 8		Riff played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 417 to 375 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +338.
Round 9		Riff played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 428 to 388 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +378.
Round 10		Riff played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and won 388 to 317 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +449.
Round 11		Riff played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +559.
Round 12		Riff played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +503.
Round 13		Riff played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and won 400 to 338 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +565.
Round 14		Riff played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 359 to 277 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-3, +647. Riff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Riff played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 372 to 353 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +666.
Round 16		Riff played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 370 to 430 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +606. Riff is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Riff played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) again and lost 298 to 454 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +450.
Round 18		Riff played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 308 to 403 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +355.
Round 19		Riff played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) again and lost 365 to 431 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +289.
Round 20		Riff played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 335 to 379 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +245.
Round 21		Riff played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) again and won 386 to 280 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +351.
Round 22		Riff played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) again and lost 338 to 413 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +276.
Round 23		Riff played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 338 to 324 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +290.
Round 24		Riff played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 414 to 366 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +338.
Round 25		Riff played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 345 to 362 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +321.
Round 26		Riff played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) again and won 305 to 271 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-10, +355.
Round 27		Riff played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) again and lost 338 to 343 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +350.
Round 28		Riff played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 297 to 350 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +297.
Round 29		Riff played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 381 to 354 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-12, +324.
Round 30		Riff played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) again and lost 317 to 418 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +223.
Round 31		Riff played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and won 421 to 261 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +383.

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