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NSC 2011: Robert Gillis [#104]
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On this page, you will find information about
Robert Gillis, who is competing
at the 2011 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 12-19, -950, and is ranked
#98 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 | ![[photo of Robert Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillis_robert.jpeg)
| Given name(s): Robert Surname(s): Gillis Home: Owens X Roads, AL, United States Awards: Memphis 2002 Div 1 Hobbies: Basketball, Bob's Bible / Flash cards Occupation: NASA Photo Analyst |
Round by Round | High score: 604 Average for: 374 Average against: 405 | Before the Tournament | | Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 443 to 347 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +96. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
| Gillis played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 356 to 462 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -10. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Wallace Schultz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schultz_wallace.jpg)
| Gillis played #58 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 317 to 447 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -140. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_cecilia_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -55. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thevenot_geoff_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 327 to 264 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +8. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #54 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 324 to 450 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -118. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 308 to 368 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -178. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jim Burlant]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/burlant_jim.jpg)
| Gillis played #84 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 341 to 419 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, -256. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Michael Thelen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thelen_michael_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #60 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 264 to 593 (a spread of -329). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-6, -585. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Sandy Nang]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/nang_sandy.jpg)
| Gillis played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 604 to 269 (a spread of 335). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, -250. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Jeremy Hall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hall_jeremy.jpg)
| Gillis played #81 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 495 to 318 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -73. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Robert Quigley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/q/quigley_robert_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #68 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 262 to 451 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-7, -262. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jack Overby]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/overby_jack.jpg)
| Gillis played #108 Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) and lost 370 to 502 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -394. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Mark Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miller_mark.jpg)
| Gillis played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 431 to 344 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -307. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| Gillis played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 407 to 430 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-9, -330. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Gillis played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -317. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
| Gillis played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 489 to 340 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -168. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Gillis played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 432 to 363 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -99. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Gillis played #51 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 329 to 551 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-10, -321. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| Gillis played #48 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 336 to 483 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -468. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Jan Cardia]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cardia_jan_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and lost 320 to 369 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-12, -517. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg)
| Gillis played #36 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 298 to 545 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-13, -764. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 23 | ![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 409 to 369 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, -724. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Gillis played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-13, -649. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Edward De Guzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_guzman_edward_4.jpg)
| Gillis played #71 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 373 to 537 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, -813. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert.jpg)
| Gillis played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 351 to 400 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-15, -862. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/saldanha_dielle_2.jpg)
| Gillis played #38 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 258 to 464 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-16, -1068. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Marilyn Wilkins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/murray_marilyn.jpeg)
| Gillis played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-17, -1127. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Yvonne Knickerbocker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/knickerbocker_yvonne.jpg)
| Gillis played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 342 to 376 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-18, -1161. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 30 | ![[photo of Jim Pate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pate_jim.jpg)
| Gillis played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 510 to 248 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-18, -899. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/early_michael.jpg)
| Gillis played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 331 to 382 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-19, -950. |
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