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NSC 2009: Marion Brien [#37]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Marion Brien, 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 14-17, -241, and is ranked
#41 in Division 5.
 
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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 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Given name(s): Marion Surname(s): Brien
 Home: New Hope, PA, USA
 Hobbies: bowling
 Occupation: retired
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 427Average for: 339
 Average against: 346
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Tristan Vanech]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vanech_tristen.jpg)
 | Brien played #24  Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA)  and lost 348 to 437 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -89. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Doug Szymkowiak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/szymkowiak_doug.jpg)
 | Brien played #6  Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH)  and won 396 to 299 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, +8. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Lillian Zoller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zoller_lillian.jpg)
 | Brien played #45  Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH)  and won 412 to 342 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +78. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Lisa Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_lisa.jpg)
 | Brien played #38  Lisa Green (Charleston, WV)  and lost 288 to 355 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +11. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Donna Leigh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leigh_donna.jpg)
 | Brien played #5  Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI)  and lost 328 to 362 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -23. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Pamela Cass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cass_pamela.jpg)
 | Brien played #35  Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH)  and won 363 to 324 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, +16. Brien is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #36  Merran Dunlop (Toronto ON)  and lost 326 to 369 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -27. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of David Steinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steinke_david.jpg)
 | Brien played #51  David Steinke (Indianapolis, IN)  and lost 346 to 358 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-5, -39. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Stephen Winston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/winston_stephen.jpg)
 | Brien played #31  Stephen Winston (North Salem, NY)  and lost 307 to 348 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-6, -80. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of JC Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_jc.jpg)
 | Brien played #9  JC Green (Lealman, FL)  and lost 329 to 403 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-7, -154. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Maryjane Cook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cook_maryjane.jpg)
 | Brien played #27  Maryjane Cook (Jacksonville, FL)  and won 427 to 311 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-7, -38. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lieberman_hannah_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #33  Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC)  and won 403 to 342 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-7, +23. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Polly Lenzen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lenzen_mary.jpg)
 | Brien played #14  Polly Lenzen (Ft Lauderdale, FL)  and lost 291 to 408 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-8, -94. |  | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Brien played #23  Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE)  and won 407 to 389 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-8, -76. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jean Trotman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/trotman_jean.jpg)
 | Brien played #43  Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR)  and lost 271 to 392 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-9, -197. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Louis Reed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reed_louis_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #10  Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN)  and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-9, -170. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Dorothy M Hackney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hackney_dorothy.jpg)
 | Brien played #50  Dorothy M Hackney (Buffalo, NY)  and won 328 to 280 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-9, -122. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Sophia Murzin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/murzin_sophia.jpg)
 | Brien played #30  Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI)  and lost 353 to 356 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-10, -125. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jon Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_john.jpg)
 | Brien played #53  Jon Canik (Austin, TX)  and won 349 to 275 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-10, -51. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Lois Lockhart]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lockhart_lois.jpg)
 | Brien played #28  Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ)  and lost 255 to 356 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-11, -152. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Florida Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_florida.jpg)
 | Brien played #48  Florida Jones (Hazel Crest, IL)  and won 354 to 268 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-11, -66. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Christopher Ross]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ross_christopher_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #42  Christopher Ross (Charleston, WV)  and won 389 to 283 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-11, +40. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Evan Winston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/winston_evan.jpg)
 | Brien played #52  Evan Winston (North Salem, NY)  and won 351 to 210 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-11, +181. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Linda Nervis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nervis_linda.jpg)
 | Brien played #39  Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH)  and won 353 to 327 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, +207. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Margaret Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_margaret.jpg)
 | Brien played #19  Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA)  and lost 280 to 423 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-12, +64. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Kathy Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_kathy_g_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #41  Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX)  and lost 297 to 328 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-13, +33. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Jim Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_jim.jpg)
 | Brien played #8  Jim Barker (San Jose, CA)  and lost 253 to 447 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-14, -161. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Cathy Steinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steinke_cathy.jpg)
 | Brien played #46  Cathy Steinke (Indianapolis, IN)  and lost 329 to 378 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-15, -210. |  | Round 29 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Brien played #34  Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL)  and lost 339 to 368 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-16, -239. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Norma Marshall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/marshall_norma.jpg)
 | Brien played #22  Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA)  and won 321 to 294 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-16, -212. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Christopher Ross]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ross_christopher_2.jpg)
 | Brien played #42  Christopher Ross (Charleston, WV)  again and lost 327 to 356 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-17, -241. | 
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