NSC 2009: Melissa Brown [#84]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Melissa Brown, 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 11-20, -1324, and is ranked #91 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): Melissa Surname(s): Brown Home: Twin Cities, MN, USA Awards: n/a Hobbies: WordTwist Occupation: Communications Consultant

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 333 Average against: 379
Round 1		Brown played #4 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 309 to 566 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -257.
Round 2		Brown played #25 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 261 to 497 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -493.
Round 3		Brown played #47 Jackie Prince (Newton, MA) and lost 255 to 373 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-3, -611.
Round 4		Brown played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and won 375 to 337 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -573.
Round 5		Brown played #40 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 303 to 409 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-4, -679.
Round 6		Brown played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 285 to 365 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-5, -759.
Round 7		Brown played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and lost 263 to 403 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-6, -899.
Round 8		Brown played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 246 to 440 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-7, -1093.
Round 9		Brown recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-7, -1043.
Round 10		Brown played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 399 to 256 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-7, -900.
Round 11		Brown played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 361 to 413 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-8, -952.
Round 12		Brown played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 316 to 406 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-9, -1042.
Round 13		Brown played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 390 to 305 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-9, -957.
Round 14		Brown played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 472 to 289 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-9, -774.
Round 15		Brown played #90 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 327 to 424 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-10, -871.
Round 16		Brown played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 388 to 314 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-10, -797.
Round 17		Brown played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 361 to 350 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-10, -786.
Round 18		Brown played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-11, -884.
Round 19		Brown played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 260 to 369 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-12, -993.
Round 20		Brown played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 328 to 344 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-13, -1009.
Round 21		Brown played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-14, -1056.
Round 22		Brown played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 333 to 357 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-15, -1080.
Round 23		Brown played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and won 339 to 310 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-15, -1051.
Round 24		Brown played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 276 to 370 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-16, -1145.
Round 25		Brown played #37 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 326 to 359 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-17, -1178.
Round 26		Brown played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 333 to 361 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-18, -1206.
Round 27		Brown played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and won 420 to 405 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-18, -1191.
Round 28		Brown played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and won 376 to 337 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-18, -1152.
Round 29		Brown played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 369 to 345 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-18, -1128.
Round 30		Brown played #6 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and lost 370 to 511 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-19, -1269.
Round 31		Brown played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) again and lost 303 to 358 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-20, -1324.

Copyright © 2016 North American SCRABBLE Players Association. All rights reserved. HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. The SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada. For more information about SCRABBLE® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org. To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca. See also: our Privacy Policy.