NSC 2012: Mark Garrod [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Garrod, who is competing at the 2012 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 20-11, +740, and is ranked #5 in Division 3.

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): Garrod Home: East Lansing, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 381 Average against: 357
Round 1		Garrod played #81 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 381 to 286 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Garrod played #49 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 422 to 376 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +141.
Round 3		Garrod played #27 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and won 498 to 366 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +273.
Round 4		Garrod played #40 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 408 to 306 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +375. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Garrod played #12 Suhas Rao (Apex, NC) and won 32 to -50 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +457.
Round 6		Garrod played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 388 to 380 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +465.
Round 7		Garrod played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 438 to 375 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +528.
Round 8		Garrod played #33 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and won 326 to 299 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +555.
Round 9		Garrod played #38 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 407 to 325 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +637.
Round 10		Garrod played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 368 to 430 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +575.
Round 11		Garrod played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and won 409 to 385 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +599.
Round 12		Garrod played #9 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 443 to 415 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +627. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Garrod played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 344 to 481 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +490.
Round 14		Garrod played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 462 to 304 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-2, +648.
Round 15		Garrod played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and lost 356 to 442 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +562.
Round 16		Garrod played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 366 to 332 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-3, +596. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Garrod played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and lost 358 to 375 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +579.
Round 18		Garrod played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 446 to 450 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +575.
Round 19		Garrod played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 423 to 293 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +705. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Garrod played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and won 374 to 367 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +712.
Round 21		Garrod played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) again and lost 377 to 378 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +711.
Round 22		Garrod played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) again and won 446 to 336 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +821.
Round 23		Garrod played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) again and lost 292 to 405 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +708. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Garrod played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 296 to 503 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +501. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Garrod played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 430 to 337 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +594.
Round 26		Garrod played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and lost 415 to 424 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +585.
Round 27		Garrod played #54 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 355 to 433 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +507.
Round 28		Garrod played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) again and won 385 to 382 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +510.
Round 29		Garrod played #26 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 394 to 276 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +628.
Round 30		Garrod played #49 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) again and lost 333 to 400 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +561.
Round 31		Garrod played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 442 to 263 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +740.

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