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NSC 2009: Mark Garrod [#41]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Mark Garrod, 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 18.5-12.5, +469, and is ranked
#21 in Division 3.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Mark Garrod]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garrod_mark.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): Garrod
 Home: East Lansing, MI, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 508Average for: 386
 Average against: 371
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Phyllis Koselke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koselke_phyllis_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #71  Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN)  and won 438 to 294 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +144. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Linda Iannetti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Garrod played #115  Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA)  and won 386 to 367 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +163. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Charles Merlis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/merlis_charles.jpg)
 | Garrod played #27  Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT)  and lost 327 to 416 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +74. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Cathy Poole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/poole_cathy_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #123  Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC)  and won 407 to 396 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +85. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Roger Cullman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cullman_roger_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #23  Roger Cullman (Toronto ON)  and won 407 to 280 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +212. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
 | Garrod played #52  Will Scott (Versailles, KY)  and lost 405 to 410 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +207. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Patricia Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_patricia.jpg)
 | Garrod played #103  Patricia Day (Dayton, OH)  and won 441 to 309 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +339. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of John Gove]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gove_john.jpg)
 | Garrod played #18  John Gove (Sun City Center, FL)  and won 372 to 336 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +375. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Matthew Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/collins_matthew.jpg)
 | Garrod played #62  Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 362 to 294 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +443. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Maureen Kennerk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kennerk_maureen_3.jpg)
 | Garrod played #19  Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH)  and lost 283 to 418 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +308. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Lynda Finn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/finn_lynda.jpg)
 | Garrod played #36  Lynda Finn (Madison, WI)  and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +294. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Bryan Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lewis_bryan.jpg)
 | Garrod played #91  Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA)  and lost 329 to 414 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +209. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Olivia Durant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/durant_olivia.jpg)
 | Garrod played #97  Olivia Durant (Webster, NY)  and won 416 to 344 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +281. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Lesley Salas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/salas_lesley_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #93  Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI)  and won 390 to 360 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +311. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Steve Ozorio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/ozorio_steve.jpg)
 | Garrod played #129  Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON)  and won 336 to 307 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +340. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Gigi Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_gigi.jpeg)
 | Garrod played #26  Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV)  and lost 406 to 422 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +324. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Dan Terkell]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/terkell_dan.jpg)
 | Garrod played #49  Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL)  and won 402 to 313 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-6, +413. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Adam Townsend]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/townsend_adam.jpg)
 | Garrod played #73  Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY)  and lost 335 to 361 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +387. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jim Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_jim_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #17  Jim Hughes (Austin, TX)  and lost 289 to 403 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +273. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Steve Bush]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bush_steve.jpg)
 | Garrod played #55  Steve Bush (Richmond, KY)  and won 396 to 313 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +356. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Shelley Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_shelley.jpg)
 | Garrod played #65  Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON)  and lost 377 to 378 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +355. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Angela Dancho]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dancho_angela_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #59  Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO)  and won 437 to 340 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +452. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Lee Brooks]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brooks_lee_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #54  Lee Brooks (DFW, TX)  and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +464. |  | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Garrod played #14  Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX)  and won 508 to 418 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +554. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Vera Bigall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bigall_vera_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #29  Vera Bigall (East York ON)  and lost 388 to 466 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-10, +476. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Travis Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_travis_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #22  Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN)  and tied at 385. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +476. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Matt Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_matt_4.jpg)
 | Garrod played #6  Matt Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 383 to 378 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +481. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Anna Miransky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miransky_anna_3.jpg)
 | Garrod played #39  Anna Miransky (Toronto ON)  and lost 379 to 395 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +465. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of David Gremaud]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gremaud_david.jpg)
 | Garrod played #56  David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO)  and won 402 to 369 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +498. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Matthew Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/collins_matthew.jpg)
 | Garrod played #62  Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH)  again and lost 373 to 514 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +357. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Garrod is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Travis Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_travis_2.jpg)
 | Garrod played #22  Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN)  again and won 462 to 350 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +469. | 
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