Charles Merlis [#086] at NSC 2002

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Charles Merlis [#086] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Charles Surname(s): Merlis Home: West Hartford, CT, United States Age: 63 Awards: 15thPlace in 1980 National Scrabble Championship in Santa Monica Hobbies: running, scrabble, go , skiing, tennis Occupation: Actor, attorney

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 504 Average for: 389 Average against: 348
Round 1		Merlis played #005 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 504 to 248 (a spread of 256) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +256.
Round 2		Merlis played #116 T A Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 373 to 342 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +287.
Round 3		Merlis played #100 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 424 to 364 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +347.
Round 4		Merlis played #029 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 435 to 448 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +334.
Round 5		Merlis played #011 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 465 to 318 (a spread of 147) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +481.
Round 6		Merlis played #127 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 306 to 408 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +379.
Round 7		Merlis played #059 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 448 to 327 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +500.
Round 8		Merlis played #001 James Abbott (Vernon Hills, IL) and lost 298 to 389 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +409.
Round 9		Merlis played #144 Pat Yarnell (Arcadia, CA) and won 386 to 340 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +455.
Round 10		Merlis played #041 David Filippi (Portland, OR) and lost 419 to 459 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +415.
Round 11		Merlis played #053 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 311 to 435 (a spread of -124) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +291.
Round 12		Merlis played #075 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 282 to 450 (a spread of -168) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, +123.
Round 13		Merlis played #017 Shannon Burns (Calgary AB) and lost 379 to 485 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-7, +17.
Round 14		Merlis played #010 Walter Blue (St. Paul, MN) and lost 334 to 412 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-8, -61.
Round 15		Merlis played #099 Pete Muller (New York, NY) and won 455 to 271 (a spread of 184) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, +123.
Round 16		Merlis played #091 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 493 to 224 (a spread of 269) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, +392.
Round 17		Merlis played #003 Isaac L Apindi (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 318 to 477 (a spread of -159) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, +233.
Round 18		Merlis played #119 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 413 to 307 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, +339.
Round 19		Merlis played #117 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 499 to 308 (a spread of 191) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +530.
Round 20		Merlis played #019 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 477 to 234 (a spread of 243) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, +773.
Round 21		Merlis played #115 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 295 to 299 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +769.
Round 22		Merlis played #056 Matt Hesson (Las Vegas, NV) and won 338 to 256 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +851.
Round 23		Merlis played #135 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 396 to 282 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +965.
Round 24		Merlis played #089 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 387 to 368 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +984.
Round 25		Merlis played #133 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 426 to 262 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +1148.
Round 26		Merlis played #072 Bill Lapinski (Lake Forest, CA) and lost 412 to 413 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +1147.
Round 27		Merlis played #055 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +1195.
Round 28		Merlis played #052 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 323 to 358 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +1160.
Round 29		Merlis played #055 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 293 to 396 (a spread of -103) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +1057.
Round 30		Merlis played #082 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 399 to 270 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +1186.
Round 31		Merlis played #055 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 376 to 300 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +1262.

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