Robert Gillis [#47] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Gillis, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Gillis currently has a record of 13-15, -322, and is ranked #89 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): Robert Surname(s): Gillis Home: Owens X Roads, AL, United States Age: 47 Awards: Memphis 2002 Div 1 Hobbies: Basketball, Bob's Bible / Flash cards Occupation: NASA Software Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	50-45 (0.526)
Past 1-12 months	14-9 (0.609)	WW LL WWW L WW L W LL WWW LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	7-11 (0.389)	L W L W LL W LLLLL WWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	11-7 (0.611)	W LL WWW L WW L WWW LL WW L
Past 37-48 months	7-6 (0.538)	L WWWWW LLLL W L W
Past 49-60 months	6-11 (0.353)	L WWWWW LLL W LLLLLLL
Past 61-72 months	5-1 (0.833)	W L WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 453 Average for: 360 Average against: 372
Round 1		Gillis played #100 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 413 to 306 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis’s record vs. Rawlins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +107.
Round 2		Gillis played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 398 to 362 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Averell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +143.
Round 3		Gillis played #116 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 371 to 310 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Strasberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +204.
Round 4		Gillis played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gillis’s record vs. Douglas in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWLLWLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +280.
Round 5		Gillis played #106 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 409 to 463 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Schultz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +226.
Round 6		Gillis played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and won 453 to 401 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +278.
Round 7		Gillis played #49 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and lost 283 to 357 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Gordon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, +204.
Round 8		Gillis played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 347 to 382 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN Gillis’s record vs. Leeds 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: #37. Current record: 5-3, +169.
Round 9		Gillis played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 357 to 428 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gillis’s record vs. Miranda 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: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, +98.
Round 10		Gillis played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 374 to 391 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gillis’s record vs. Fialkow in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, +81.
Round 11		Gillis played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 238 to 426 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -107.
Round 12		Gillis played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 427 to 405 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -85. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Gillis played #57 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 337 to 383 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Idalski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -131.
Round 14		Gillis played #115 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 368 to 331 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-7, -94.
Round 15		Gillis played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 445 to 285 (a spread of 160) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Gillis’s record vs. Chen 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, +66. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Gillis played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 403 to 325 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Averell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +144.
Round 17		Gillis played #44 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 294 to 395 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Fogel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, +43.
Round 18		Gillis played #126 Brian Wagner (Nashville, TN) and won 414 to 401 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Wagner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, +56.
Round 19		Gillis played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 339 to 411 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-9, -16.
Round 20		Gillis played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 283 to 413 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-10, -146.
Round 21		Gillis played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 334 to 407 (a spread of -73) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gillis’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #82. Current record: 10-11, -219.
Round 22		Gillis played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 249 to 439 (a spread of -190) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Sealy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-12, -409.
Round 23		Gillis played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 363 to 333 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Ortman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-12, -379.
Round 24		Gillis played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and won 384 to 286 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gillis’s record vs. Barry in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #75. Current record: 12-12, -281.
Round 25		Gillis played #8 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 435 to 283 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-12, -129.
Round 26		Gillis played #138 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -159.
Round 27		Gillis played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 267 to 417 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-14, -309.
Round 28		Gillis played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 380 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Gillis had not played Rowland in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-15, -322.

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