NSC 2010: Mark Milan [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Milan, who is competing at the 2010 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, -210, and is ranked #82 in Division 1.

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): Mark Surname(s): Milan Home: Laguna Niguel, CA, United States Hobbies: Video games, cooking Occupation: Software QA

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 396 Average against: 402
Round 1		Milan played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 418 to 356 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Milan played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 418 to 419 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +61.
Round 3		Milan played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and lost 446 to 451 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, +56. Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Milan played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 423 to 323 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +156.
Round 5		Milan played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +95.
Round 6		Milan played #53 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 387 to 380 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +102.
Round 7		Milan played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 422 to 430 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, +94.
Round 8		Milan played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, +33.
Round 9		Milan played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 493 to 290 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, +236.
Round 10		Milan played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 338 to 522 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, +52.
Round 11		Milan played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 419 to 359 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-6, +112.
Round 12		Milan played #109 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 499 to 393 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, +218.
Round 13		Milan played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 389 to 524 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, +83.
Round 14		Milan played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 395 to 471 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, +7.
Round 15		Milan played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 482 to 322 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-8, +167.
Round 16		Milan played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 372 to 396 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, +143.
Round 17		Milan played #14 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 284 to 535 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-10, -108.
Round 18		Milan played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -32.
Round 19		Milan played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 366 to 470 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-11, -136.
Round 20		Milan played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 365 to 496 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-12, -267.
Round 21		Milan played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-12, -259.
Round 22		Milan played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 464 to 322 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-12, -117. Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Milan played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 310 to 440 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-13, -247.
Round 24		Milan played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 375 to 390 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-14, -262.
Round 25		Milan played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 343 to 523 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-15, -442.
Round 26		Milan played #115 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 380 to 337 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-15, -399.
Round 27		Milan played #113 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 419 to 350 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-15, -330.
Round 28		Milan played #78 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 511 to 279 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, -98.
Round 29		Milan played #101 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 434 to 373 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-15, -37.
Round 30		Milan played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 351 to 381 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-16, -67.
Round 31		Milan played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) again and lost 299 to 442 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 14-17, -210.

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