Cheryl Melvin [#90] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Melvin currently has a record of 14-16, -881, and is ranked #106 in Division 4.

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, United States Age: 55 Hobbies: scrabble, biking, reading Occupation: Labor Relations

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	73-73 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	20-15 (0.571)	WW L W LL W L W LL WWWWW LLL W LLL W LL WWWWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	27-22 (0.551)	L W LL WWW L WW LLLLL WW LL WWWW LL WWWWWW L W L WWW LLL W L W L WW L W L
Past 25-36 months	20-25 (0.444)	W L WW L W L W L WW L WW LLL WW LL WW LL WW LLLLLLL W LLL WW L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	6-9 (0.400)	LLLL W LL W LL WWWW L
Past 49-60 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 531 Average for: 344 Average against: 375
Round 1		Melvin played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 375 to 367 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Melvin played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 345 to 287 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-0, +66.
Round 3		Melvin played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 382 to 347 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +101.
Round 4		Melvin played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 290 to 517 (a spread of -227) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-1, -126.
Round 5		Melvin played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 531 to 263 (a spread of 268) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: FARMINGTON, MI Melvin's record vs. Fox in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-1, +142.
Round 6		Melvin played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 303 to 341 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-2, +104.
Round 7		Melvin played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 403 to 434 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Melvin's record vs. Nellis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-3, +73.
Round 8		Melvin recorded a win with a spread of 42 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, +115.
Round 9		Melvin played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 312 to 386 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, +41.
Round 10		Melvin played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 306 to 394 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-5, -47.
Round 11		Melvin played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 347 to 344 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-5, -44.
Round 12		Melvin played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 357 to 324 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Melvin had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-5, -11.
Round 13		Melvin played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 294 to 365 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-6, -82.
Round 14		Melvin played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 362 to 482 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Melvin's record vs. Slankard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #85. Current record: 7-7, -202.
Round 15		Melvin played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 380 to 350 (a spread of 30) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Melvin's record vs. Brittain in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-7, -172.
Round 16		Melvin played #147 Marnie Wagner (Las Vegas, NV) and won 361 to 300 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Wagner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-7, -111.
Round 17		Melvin played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 401 to 397 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-7, -107.
Round 18		Melvin played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 242 to 443 (a spread of -201) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-8, -308.
Round 19		Melvin played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 335 to 372 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-9, -345.
Round 20		Melvin played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 347 to 360 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-10, -358.
Round 21		Melvin played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and lost 278 to 393 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Melvin's record vs. Kribs in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-11, -473.
Round 22		Melvin played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 293 to 420 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-12, -600.
Round 23		Melvin played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 293 to 396 (a spread of -103) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Melvin's record vs. Crotty in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #119. Current record: 10-13, -703.
Round 24		Melvin played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 419 to 310 (a spread of 109) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Melvin's record vs. Poole in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-13, -594.
Round 25		Melvin played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 295 to 464 (a spread of -169) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Melvin's record vs. Parrish in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 11-14, -763.
Round 26		Melvin played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Melvin's record vs. Fonti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-14, -740.
Round 27		Melvin played #73 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 346 to 400 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Melvin's record vs. Laatz in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #117. Current record: 12-15, -794.
Round 28		Melvin played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 403 to 305 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-15, -696.
Round 29		Melvin played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 338 to 281 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Melvin's record vs. Fonti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 14-15, -639.
Round 30		Melvin played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and lost 242 to 484 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Melvin had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 14-16, -881.

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