NSC 2011: Marla Riff [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Marla Riff, who is competing at the 2011 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 14.5-16.5, +493, and is ranked #49 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): Marla Surname(s): Riff Home: Boynton Beach, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 371 Average against: 355
Round 1		Riff played #30 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 435 to 271 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +164.
Round 2		Riff played #12 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and lost 344 to 355 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +153.
Round 3		Riff played #57 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 344 to 379 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-2, +118.
Round 4		Riff played #26 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 431 to 353 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +196.
Round 5		Riff played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 348 to 444 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-3, +100.
Round 6		Riff played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 380 to 394 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, +86.
Round 7		Riff played #23 Linda Villarreal (Unknown city, TX) and lost 326 to 397 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-5, +15.
Round 8		Riff played #37 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 429 to 333 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-5, +111.
Round 9		Riff played #52 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and lost 319 to 445 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-6, -15.
Round 10		Riff played #65 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 370 to 328 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-6, +27.
Round 11		Riff played #41 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 425 to 320 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-6, +132.
Round 12		Riff played #18 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +144.
Round 13		Riff played #70 Chalomrit Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 324 to 338 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-7, +130.
Round 14		Riff played #39 Kate Graham (Atlanta, GA) and lost 339 to 357 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-8, +112.
Round 15		Riff played #59 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 320 to 363 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-9, +69.
Round 16		Riff played #29 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and lost 308 to 369 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-10, +8.
Round 17		Riff played #71 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 355 to 258 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-10, +105.
Round 18		Riff played #44 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 349 to 289 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-10, +165.
Round 19		Riff played #50 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 370 to 367 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-10, +168.
Round 20		Riff played #32 Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-10, +169.
Round 21		Riff played #55 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 307 to 340 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-11, +136.
Round 22		Riff played #22 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 284 to 388 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-12, +32.
Round 23		Riff played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 463 to 265 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-12, +230.
Round 24		Riff played #31 Susan Love (USA) and lost 350 to 487 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-13, +93.
Round 25		Riff played #8 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and won 488 to 321 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-13, +260.
Round 26		Riff played #21 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and lost 369 to 396 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-14, +233.
Round 27		Riff played #66 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 505 to 164 (a spread of 341). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, +574.
Round 28		Riff played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and tied at 346. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +574.
Round 29		Riff played #36 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 339 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +647.
Round 30		Riff played #14 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 324 to 472 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +499.
Round 31		Riff played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) again and lost 375 to 381 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14.5-16.5, +493.

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