NSC 2008: Marlon Hill [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Marlon Hill, who is competing at the 2008 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 16-12, -355, and is ranked #28 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Marlon Hill]

Given name(s): Marlon
Surname(s): Hill
Home: Baltimore, MD, United States
Awards: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD
Hobbies: MUSIC
Occupation: WRITER
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 125/176, 12-15 -412
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 99/134, 12-15 -310
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 2/108, 19-8 +347
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 69/126, 15-16 +123
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 33/98, 17-14 +271
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 8/132, 20-11 +561
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 27/172, 18-12 +499
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 45/87, 14-14 -123
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 17/76, 16-12 +208

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 392 Average against: 405
Round 1		Hill played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 288 to 498 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -210.
Round 2		Hill played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 438 to 437 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -209.
Round 3		Hill played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 404 to 296 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, -101.
Round 4		Hill played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 474 to 350 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +23.
Round 5		Hill played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 372 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +32.
Round 6		Hill played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 348 to 425 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-2, -45.
Round 7		Hill played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and won 358 to 357 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, -44.
Round 8		Hill played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 475 to 398 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +33.
Round 9		Hill played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 356 to 456 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, -67.
Round 10		Hill played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 349 to 396 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, -114.
Round 11		Hill played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 468 to 445 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -91.
Round 12		Hill played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 329 to 402 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, -164.
Round 13		Hill played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 379 to 428 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, -213.
Round 14		Hill played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 277 to 519 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-7, -455.
Round 15		Hill played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 430 to 436 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -461.
Round 16		Hill played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -569.
Round 17		Hill played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 394 to 393 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, -568.
Round 18		Hill played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 378 to 305 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, -495.
Round 19		Hill played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 449 to 408 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, -454.
Round 20		Hill played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 410 to 384 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, -428.
Round 21		Hill played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 391 to 374 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, -411.
Round 22		Hill played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 456 to 412 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, -367.
Round 23		Hill played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 347 to 409 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, -429.
Round 24		Hill played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 346 to 400 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-11, -483.
Round 25		Hill played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 470 to 356 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, -369.
Round 26		Hill played #61 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 387 to 489 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, -471.
Round 27		Hill played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 428 to 344 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, -387.
Round 28		Hill played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 407 to 375 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, -355.

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