NSC 2008: Shelley Kirk [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Shelley Kirk, 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, +272, and is ranked #28 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): Shelley Surname(s): Kirk Home: Wyoming, OH, United States Occupation: Assistant Professor

Round by Round
High score: 447 Average for: 376 Average against: 366
Round 1		Kirk played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 378 to 347 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +31.
Round 2		Kirk played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 432 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-1, -58.
Round 3		Kirk played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-2, -126.
Round 4		Kirk played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 329 to 415 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-3, -212.
Round 5		Kirk played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 361 to 330 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-3, -181.
Round 6		Kirk played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 391 to 329 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, -119.
Round 7		Kirk played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 346 to 377 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -150.
Round 8		Kirk played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 361 to 374 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, -163.
Round 9		Kirk played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and lost 369 to 455 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-6, -249.
Round 10		Kirk played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 352 to 284 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, -181.
Round 11		Kirk played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 402 to 319 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, -98.
Round 12		Kirk played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 447 to 336 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, +13.
Round 13		Kirk played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 418 to 351 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +80.
Round 14		Kirk played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and lost 357 to 433 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, +4.
Round 15		Kirk played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 333 to 511 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -174.
Round 16		Kirk played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 363 to 287 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, -98.
Round 17		Kirk played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, -77.
Round 18		Kirk played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-9, -92.
Round 19		Kirk played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 372 to 298 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, -18.
Round 20		Kirk played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 412 to 348 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +46.
Round 21		Kirk played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 404 to 313 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +137.
Round 22		Kirk played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 447 to 355 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +229.
Round 23		Kirk played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 388 to 289 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-9, +328.
Round 24		Kirk played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 417 to 372 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +373.
Round 25		Kirk played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 411 to 380 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +404.
Round 26		Kirk played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 337 to 425 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +316.
Round 27		Kirk played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 355 to 378 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +293.
Round 28		Kirk played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +272.

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