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August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Marsha Gillis [#126]
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On this page, you will find information about
Marsha Gillis, 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 10.5-20.5, -1241, and is ranked
#122 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 | ![[photo of Marsha Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillis_marsha_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Marsha Surname(s): Gillis Home: OXR, AL, USA Hobbies: Raising orphaned kittens Occupation: Registered Norse |
Round by Round | High score: 464 Average for: 339 Average against: 379 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berg_verna_richards_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #5 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 298 to 448 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-1, -150. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Joe South]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/south_joe.jpg)
| Gillis played #33 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 356 to 424 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-2, -218. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Roberta Wechter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wechter_roberta.jpg)
| Gillis played #81 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 286 to 409 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-3, -341. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
| Gillis played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 464 to 372 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, -249. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Betsey Wood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wood_betsey_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #113 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 350 to 283 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, -182. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_jo_anne.jpg)
| Gillis played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and tied at 351. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -182. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Shelley Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_shelley.jpg)
| Gillis played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 389 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -161. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Lesley Salas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/salas_lesley_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 236 to 398 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -323. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Gillis played #72 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 364 to 335 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -294. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Delores Arrington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/arrington_delores.jpg)
| Gillis played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5.5-4.5, -283. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Sarah King]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/king_sarah.jpeg)
| Gillis played #58 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 376 to 348 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6.5-4.5, -255. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Gigi Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miller_gigi.jpeg)
| Gillis played #26 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 302 to 464 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -417. | Round 13 | ![[photo of John Gove]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gove_john.jpg)
| Gillis played #18 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -458. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jim Burlant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burlant_jim.jpg)
| Gillis played #74 Jim Burlant (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 281 to 363 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -540. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Barbara Drinkwine]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/drinkwine_barbara_j.jpg)
| Gillis played #63 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 387 to 401 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -554. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Richard Ganguet]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/ganguet_richard.jpg)
| Gillis played #16 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 379 to 459 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -634. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Jacque Lease]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lease_jacque_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #32 Jacque Lease (Fremont, OH) and lost 294 to 433 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6.5-10.5, -773. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Wilma Pitzer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pitzer_wilma_3.jpg)
| Gillis played #76 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -832. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Lois Greene]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_lois.jpeg)
| Gillis played #107 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 267 to 461 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -1026. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Bobbi Hendrickson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Gillis played #122 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 354 to 417 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6.5-13.5, -1089. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Peg Pywar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pywar_peg.jpg)
| Gillis played #124 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 277 to 407 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6.5-14.5, -1219. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Evelyn Enszer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/enszer_evelyn.jpg)
| Gillis played #101 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6.5-15.5, -1294. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Danny Kidd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kidd_danny.jpg)
| Gillis played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 306 to 341 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6.5-16.5, -1329. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Sid Lashley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lashley_sid_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #112 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 422 to 289 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 7.5-16.5, -1196. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[photo of Thomas Tremont]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tremont_thomas.jpg)
| Gillis played #120 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 329 to 265 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8.5-16.5, -1132. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Maliha Mahmood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mahmood_maliha.jpg)
| Gillis played #127 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 388 to 224 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -968. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Julia Bogle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bogle_julia_ann.jpg)
| Gillis played #114 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 364 to 366 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -970. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Olivia Durant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/durant_olivia.jpg)
| Gillis played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 236 to 376 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -1110. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Eileen Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_eileen_3.jpg)
| Gillis played #106 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 400 to 293 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10.5-18.5, -1003. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Diane Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brown_diane.jpeg)
| Gillis played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 324 to 406 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10.5-19.5, -1085. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Danny Kidd]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kidd_danny.jpg)
| Gillis played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) again and lost 311 to 467 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 10.5-20.5, -1241. |
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