NSC 2008: Mark Milan [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Milan, who is competing at the 2008 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 14-14, -54, and is ranked #53 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Mark Milan]

Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Milan
Home: Laguna Niguel, CA, United States
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening
Occupation: Software QA Engineer
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 64/134, 13-13 -314
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 63/108, 13-14 -241
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 81/126, 14-17 +44
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 42/105, 16-15 +661
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 56/132, 16-15 +677
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 135/172, 13-17 -580
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 66/108, 13-15 +55
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 16/102, 17-11 +325

Round by Round
High score: 612 Average for: 397 Average against: 398
Round 1		Milan played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 413 to 471 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Milan played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 368 to 464 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -154.
Round 3		Milan played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -135.
Round 4		Milan played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 371 to 453 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-3, -217.
Round 5		Milan played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 347 to 431 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-4, -301.
Round 6		Milan played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 407 to 376 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-4, -270.
Round 7		Milan played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 389 to 365 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -246.
Round 8		Milan played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 396 to 370 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -220.
Round 9		Milan played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 442 to 471 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, -249.
Round 10		Milan played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 355 to 367 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, -261.
Round 11		Milan played #86 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 364 to 349 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, -246.
Round 12		Milan played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 383 to 331 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, -194.
Round 13		Milan played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 433 to 319 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, -80.
Round 14		Milan played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 326 to 678 (a spread of -352). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, -432.
Round 15		Milan played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 317 to 349 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-8, -464.
Round 16		Milan played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 435 to 347 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, -376.
Round 17		Milan played #96 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 350 to 404 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -430.
Round 18		Milan played #64 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-10, -531.
Round 19		Milan played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 540 to 347 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-10, -338.
Round 20		Milan played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 410 to 340 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-10, -268.
Round 21		Milan played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 447 to 370 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, -191.
Round 22		Milan played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, -189.
Round 23		Milan played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 406 to 492 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-11, -275.
Round 24		Milan played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-12, -306.
Round 25		Milan played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 383 to 398 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-13, -321.
Round 26		Milan played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 363 to 442 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-14, -400.
Round 27		Milan played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 612 to 282 (a spread of 330). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-14, -70. Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Milan played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 415 to 399 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-14, -54.

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