NSC 2011: Michael Willis [#16]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Michael Willis, 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 18.5-12.5, +945, and is ranked #14 in Division 2.

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): Michael Surname(s): Willis Home: Midlothian, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 577 Average for: 410 Average against: 379
Round 1		Willis played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Willis played #75 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 454 to 278 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +211.
Round 3		Willis played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 428 to 344 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +295. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Willis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Willis played #71 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 355 to 395 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +255.
Round 5		Willis played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 411 to 495 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +171.
Round 6		Willis played #34 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 460 to 319 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +312.
Round 7		Willis played #49 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 448 to 531 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +229.
Round 8		Willis played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 354 to 447 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +136.
Round 9		Willis played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 373 to 319 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +190.
Round 10		Willis played #84 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 337 to 330 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +197.
Round 11		Willis played #51 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +192. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Willis played #11 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 446 to 402 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +236.
Round 13		Willis played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 318 to 401 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +153.
Round 14		Willis played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +100.
Round 15		Willis played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 456 to 310 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +246.
Round 16		Willis played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 352 to 295 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +303.
Round 17		Willis played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 355 to 398 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +260.
Round 18		Willis played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and lost 388 to 513 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +135.
Round 19		Willis played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 366 to 445 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +56.
Round 20		Willis played #47 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 457 to 328 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, +185.
Round 21		Willis played #61 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 365 to 318 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, +232.
Round 22		Willis played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and tied at 426. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +232.
Round 23		Willis played #67 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 385 to 352 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +265.
Round 24		Willis played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and lost 469 to 471 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +263.
Round 25		Willis played #41 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 434 to 395 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +302.
Round 26		Willis played #19 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +394.
Round 27		Willis played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 551 to 315 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +630.
Round 28		Willis played #4 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 391 to 381 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +640.
Round 29		Willis played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 457 to 377 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +720.
Round 30		Willis played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and won 577 to 331 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +966.
Round 31		Willis played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 368 to 389 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +945.

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