Robert Gillis [#51] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Gillis, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Gillis currently has a record of 17-13, -252, and is ranked #53 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): Robert Surname(s): Gillis Home: Huntsville, AL, United States Age: 46 Awards: 2002-09 Brownsville, TN Hobbies: Basketball, Reading, Developing Scrabble Study Aids -- Bob's Bible, Flash cards Occupation: NASA Software Developer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	56-46 (0.549)
Past 1-12 months	10-14 (0.417)	W LL W L W LLLLL WWW LL W LL WWW LL
Past 13-24 months	5-6 (0.455)	W LL W LL WWW LL
Past 25-36 months	14-6 (0.700)	L WWW LL W L WW L WWWWWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	19-13 (0.594)	LLL WWWWWW L WW LL WW LL W L WWW LL W L WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	8-7 (0.533)	W L W L W LL W L W L WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 358 Average against: 367
Before the Tournament		Gillis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Gillis played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 281 to 481 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 0-1, -200.
Round 2		Gillis played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 487 to 319 (a spread of 168) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis's record vs. Hanley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-1, -32.
Round 3		Gillis played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 432 to 337 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-1, +63.
Round 4		Gillis played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, +51.
Round 5		Gillis played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-2, +66.
Round 6		Gillis played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 278 to 331 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-3, +13.
Round 7		Gillis played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 332 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Gillis had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-3, +120.
Round 8		Gillis played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 373 to 326 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-3, +167.
Round 9		Gillis played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-3, +193.
Round 10		Gillis played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 385 to 275 (a spread of 110) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: COLLEGE PARK, GA Gillis's record vs. Swanson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +303.
Round 11		Gillis played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 434 to 344 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +393.
Round 12		Gillis played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 428 to 357 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +464.
Round 13		Gillis played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 415 to 369 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gillis's record vs. McKeown in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-3, +510.
Round 14		Gillis played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 278 to 370 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-4, +418.
Round 15		Gillis played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 254 to 446 (a spread of -192) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-5, +226.
Round 16		Gillis played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 247 to 383 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-6, +90.
Round 17		Gillis played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 280 to 268 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-6, +102.
Round 18		Gillis played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 441 to 313 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: COLLEGE PARK, GA Gillis's record vs. Martin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-6, +230.
Round 19		Gillis played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 337 to 327 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-6, +240.
Round 20		Gillis played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 360 to 420 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gillis's record vs. Wier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-7, +180.
Round 21		Gillis played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 338 to 406 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-8, +112.
Round 22		Gillis played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 400 to 396 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gillis's record vs. McKeown in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-8, +116.
Round 23		Gillis played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 464 to 315 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-8, +265.
Round 24		Gillis played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 418 to 397 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-8, +286.
Round 25		Gillis played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 357 to 397 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-9, +246.
Round 26		Gillis played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 238 to 399 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-10, +85.
Round 27		Gillis played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 246 to 385 (a spread of -139) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis's record vs. Scheiten in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-11, -54.
Round 28		Gillis played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 260 to 470 (a spread of -210) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-12, -264.
Round 29		Gillis played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 329 to 386 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 16-13, -321.
Round 30		Gillis played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 403 to 334 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 17-13, -252.

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