Marsha Gillis [#50] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marsha Gillis, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Gillis currently has a record of 15-13, -97, and is ranked #55 in Division 6.

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: Huntsville, AL, United States Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Registered Nurse

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	25-28 (0.472)
Past 1-12 months	6-3 (0.667)	W LL WWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	5-7 (0.417)	L W LLL WW LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	6-8 (0.429)	WW LLLLL W L W L WW L
Past 37-48 months	5-1 (0.833)	L WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLL WW L
Past 61-72 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 352 Average against: 355
Round 1		Gillis played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 396 to 278 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +118.
Round 2		Gillis played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 372 to 302 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Qualls in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +188.
Round 3		Gillis played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 463 to 296 (a spread of 167) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Gillis’s record vs. Bash in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +355.
Round 4		Gillis played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 294 to 316 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +333.
Round 5		Gillis played #43 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 376 to 288 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +421.
Round 6		Gillis played #103 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 315 to 416 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Petrie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +320.
Round 7		Gillis played #23 Jean Bryant (Seattle, WA) and won 321 to 303 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Bryant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +338.
Round 8		Gillis played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and won 398 to 308 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +428.
Round 9		Gillis played #134 Robert Wall (Kalamazoo, MI) and won 400 to 376 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Wall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-2, +452.
Round 10		Gillis played #6 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 393 to 367 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gillis’s record vs. Baker in the 6 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-2, +478.
Round 11		Gillis played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 404 to 293 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +589.
Round 12		Gillis played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 288 to 378 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +499. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Gillis played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 326 to 367 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +458.
Round 14		Gillis played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 302 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-4, +537. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Gillis played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 330 to 369 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +498.
Round 16		Gillis played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 342 to 394 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +446.
Round 17		Gillis played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 211 to 429 (a spread of -218) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, +228.
Round 18		Gillis played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 405 to 384 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-7, +249.
Round 19		Gillis played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 306 to 426 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gillis’s record vs. Besadny in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-8, +129.
Round 20		Gillis played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 325 to 431 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-9, +23.
Round 21		Gillis played #75 Yvonne Klaskow (St Petersburg, FL) and won 403 to 383 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis’s record vs. Klaskow in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-9, +43.
Round 22		Gillis played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 321 to 363 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-10, +1.
Round 23		Gillis played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gillis’s record vs. Lundeen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-11, -23.
Round 24		Gillis played #75 Yvonne Klaskow (St Petersburg, FL) and won 373 to 316 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis’s record vs. Klaskow in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-11, +34.
Round 25		Gillis played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 277 to 459 (a spread of -182) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gillis’s record vs. Mahmood in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-12, -148.
Round 26		Gillis played #102 Robert Peters (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 359 to 290 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-12, -79.
Round 27		Gillis played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 261 to 367 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-13, -185.
Round 28		Gillis played #48 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 424 to 336 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Francis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-13, -97.

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