NSC 2009: Marlon Hill [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Marlon Hill, who is competing at the 2009 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 17-14, +527, and is ranked #35 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
	Given name(s): Marlon Surname(s): Hill Home: Baltimore, MD, USA Awards: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: dancing Occupation: writer

Round by Round
High score: 618 Average for: 415 Average against: 398
Round 1		Hill played #66 Will Nediger (London ON) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Hill played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 374 to 365 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-0, +27.
Round 3		Hill played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 353 to 454 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-1, -74.
Round 4		Hill played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 292 to 372 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -154.
Round 5		Hill played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 576 to 342 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +80.
Round 6		Hill played #99 Kelly McKenzie (Newport, KY) and lost 384 to 521 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, -57.
Round 7		Hill played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 618 to 319 (a spread of 299). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +242.
Round 8		Hill played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 429 to 479 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +192.
Round 9		Hill played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 410 to 337 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +265.
Round 10		Hill played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 433 to 327 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +371.
Round 11		Hill played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 490 to 429 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +432. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 12		Hill played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 478 to 402 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +508. Hill is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Hill played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 452 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +389.
Round 14		Hill played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 361 to 415 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +335.
Round 15		Hill played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 343 to 423 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +255.
Round 16		Hill played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 472 to 323 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +404.
Round 17		Hill played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 454 to 379 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +479.
Round 18		Hill played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 426 to 438 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +467. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19		Hill played #79 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 382 to 499 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +350.
Round 20		Hill played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 357 to 369 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, +338.
Round 21		Hill played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 312 to 449 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-11, +201.
Round 22		Hill played #21 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 392 to 368 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, +225.
Round 23		Hill played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 404 to 501 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-12, +128.
Round 24		Hill played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 459 to 378 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, +209.
Round 25		Hill played #83 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 435 to 344 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, +300. Hill is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Hill played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 477 to 345 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +432.
Round 27		Hill played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 420 to 412 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-12, +440.
Round 28		Hill played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 380 to 425 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +395.
Round 29		Hill played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 477 to 313 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-13, +559.
Round 30		Hill played #45 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 347 to 430 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-14, +476.
Round 31		Hill played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 398 to 347 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-14, +527.

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