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NSC 2009: Margaret Sutherland [#60]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Margaret Sutherland, 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 12.5-18.5, -35, and is ranked
#111 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 Margaret Sutherland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sutherland_margaret_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Margaret Surname(s): Sutherland
 Home: Davison, MI, USA
 Awards: None
 Hobbies: Reading
 Occupation: Sales Clerk
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 483Average for: 381
 Average against: 382
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Tina Cur]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cur_tina.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #92  Tina Cur (Buffalo, NY)  and won 394 to 322 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +72. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Betsey Wood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wood_betsey_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #113  Betsey Wood (Concord, MA)  and won 465 to 280 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +257. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Mike Stafford]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stafford_mike_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #2  Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH)  and lost 417 to 435 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +239. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Scott McDougall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcdougall_scott_3.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #4  Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA)  and lost 276 to 577 (a spread of -301). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -62. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Ted Gest]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gest_ted.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #25  Ted Gest (Washington, DC)  and won 442 to 316 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +64. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Terry Oblander]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oblander_terry.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #53  Terry Oblander (Medina, OH)  and won 483 to 365 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +182. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/spiller_diana_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #68  Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA)  and lost 340 to 401 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +121. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Steve Ozorio]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/ozorio_steve.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #129  Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON)  and lost 304 to 447 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, -22. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Ben Lam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lam_ben_3.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #7  Ben Lam (Toronto ON)  and lost 325 to 385 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-5, -82. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Sarah King]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/king_sarah.jpeg)
 | Sutherland played #58  Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ)  and won 425 to 386 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -43. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Julia Bogle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bogle_julia_ann.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #114  Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN)  and won 386 to 314 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-5, +29. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Jim Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_jim_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #17  Jim Hughes (Austin, TX)  and lost 288 to 433 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -116. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #52  Will Scott (Versailles, KY)  and won 453 to 284 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +53. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #72  Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC)  and lost 341 to 447 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-7, -53. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Rob Long]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/long_rob.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #8  Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI)  and won 456 to 363 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-7, +40. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Anne Hay]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hay_anne.jpeg)
 | Sutherland played #57  Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC)  and won 426 to 402 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, +64. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Tracy Bowman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bowman_tracy.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #64  Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL)  and lost 357 to 424 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, -3. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Eugene Murray]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/murray_eugene.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #42  Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN)  and lost 378 to 386 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, -11. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Heather Steffy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steffy_heather.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #87  Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH)  and tied at 402. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -11. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Wilma Pitzer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pitzer_wilma_3.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #76  Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH)  and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -52. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Cheryl Melvin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #105  Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI)  and won 384 to 268 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +64. Sutherland is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Joev Dubach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dubach_joev_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #38  Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA)  and lost 356 to 424 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -4. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Kathy Hooper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hooper_kathy_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #109  Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY)  and won 421 to 299 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +118. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Trevor Sealy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sealy_trevor.jpeg)
 | Sutherland played #31  Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON)  and lost 352 to 384 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +86. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Al Pitzel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pitzel_al_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #50  Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK)  and lost 399 to 407 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +78. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #86  Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD)  and lost 306 to 327 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11.5-14.5, +57. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #79  Judy Cole (Concord, MA)  and lost 418 to 451 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11.5-15.5, +24. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Helena Gauthier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gauthier_helena.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #46  Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH)  and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11.5-16.5, +2. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Sid Lashley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lashley_sid_2.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #112  Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON)  and lost 316 to 483 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -165. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Bobbi Hendrickson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Sutherland played #122  Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN)  and won 443 to 290 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -12. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Wilma Pitzer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pitzer_wilma_3.jpg)
 | Sutherland played #76  Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH)  again and lost 348 to 371 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -35. | 
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