Mark Milan [#68] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Milan, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Milan currently has a record of 13-15, +55, and is ranked #65 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): Mark Surname(s): Milan Home: Laguna Niguel, CA, United States Age: 46 Hobbies: Cooking, gardening Occupation: Software Test Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	87.5-98.5 (0.470)
Past 1-12 months	24.5-23.5 (0.510)	L W L WW LLL W L WW LL WWW L W L W LL WWWW LLL WWWWWW LLLLL WWW LLLT
Past 13-24 months	5-14 (0.263)	LL W L W LLLL W LL W LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	21-21 (0.500)	L W L W L W L WW LLL W LLL WWWWW L W LL WWW LL W LLLL WW LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	14-11 (0.560)	L W L WWW L W LL W L WW L WW LL WW LL WW
Past 49-60 months	10-11 (0.476)	WW LLL WWW LL WW L WW LLLLL W
Past 61-72 months	13-18 (0.419)	W L WW L W LLLL WWW LL WW LLL W LL W LLL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 535 Average for: 386 Average against: 386
Round 1		Milan played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 375 to 359 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Milan had not played Anglin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +16.
Round 2		Milan played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 335 to 346 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Milan had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +5.
Round 3		Milan played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 327 to 392 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Milan’s record vs. Van Leunen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -60.
Round 4		Milan played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 282 to 397 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Milan had not played Inthara in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -175.
Round 5		Milan played #47 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 297 to 483 (a spread of -186) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Milan’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-4, -361.
Round 6		Milan played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 522 to 393 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Milan had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -232.
Round 7		Milan played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 420 to 481 (a spread of -61) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Milan’s record vs. Glass in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-5, -293.
Round 8		Milan played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 435 to 293 (a spread of 142) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Levin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -151.
Round 9		Milan played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 427 to 272 (a spread of 155) . The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Milan’s record vs. Freebody in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WLW. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, +4.
Round 10		Milan played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 390 to 385 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Dustin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +9.
Round 11		Milan played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 343 to 531 (a spread of -188) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Milan’s record vs. Eichenbaum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -179.
Round 12		Milan played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 321 to 305 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Fidler in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -163.
Round 13		Milan played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 383 to 406 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Parsons in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -186.
Round 14		Milan played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and lost 324 to 365 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Milan’s record vs. Golob in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: LWLW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -227.
Round 15		Milan played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Golding in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-9, -313.
Round 16		Milan played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 495 to 370 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Milan had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -188.
Round 17		Milan played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 358 to 379 (a spread of -21) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Dustin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, -209.
Round 18		Milan played #12 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 330 to 449 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Milan’s record vs. Clifford in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-11, -328.
Round 19		Milan played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 443 to 326 (a spread of 117) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Milan’s record vs. Hay in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, -211.
Round 20		Milan played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Milan had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-12, -269.
Round 21		Milan played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 453 to 376 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Milan had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -192.
Round 22		Milan played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 412 to 417 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Milan had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-13, -197.
Round 23		Milan recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-13, -147.
Round 24		Milan played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 416 to 345 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Milan had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, -76.
Round 25		Milan played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 389 to 430 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Milan’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-9 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLWLWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWWWL. Past 61-72 months: LLL. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-14, -117.
Round 26		Milan played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 311 to 400 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Milan’s record vs. Levin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-15, -206.
Round 27		Milan played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 535 to 292 (a spread of 243) . Before this event, Milan had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-15, +37.
Round 28		Milan played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Milan’s record vs. Merrill in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLL. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-15, +55.

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