NSC 2008: Robert Gillis [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Gillis, 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 13-15, -729, and is ranked #93 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

[photo of Robert Gillis]

Given name(s): Robert
Surname(s): Gillis
Home: Owens X Roads, AL, United States
Awards: Memphis 2002 Div 1
Hobbies: Basketball, Bob's Bible / Flash cards
Occupation: Photographic Analyst For Nasa
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 110/133, 13-18 -457
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 99/122, 13-18 -362
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 22/103, 18-13 +362
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 53/169, 17-13 -252
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 89/134, 13-15 -322

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 367 Average against: 393
Round 1		Gillis played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and lost 262 to 389 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-1, -127.
Round 2		Gillis played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 458 to 402 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -71.
Round 3		Gillis played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and won 411 to 391 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-1, -51.
Round 4		Gillis played #116 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 292 to 398 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-2, -157. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gillis played #56 Paul Haverly (Sorrento, FL) and lost 393 to 444 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-3, -208.
Round 6		Gillis played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 519 to 345 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -34.
Round 7		Gillis played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 361 to 330 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, -3.
Round 8		Gillis played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 412 to 359 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +50.
Round 9		Gillis played #96 Cathy Osickey (Gainesville, FL) and lost 340 to 451 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-4, -61.
Round 10		Gillis played #110 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 361 to 302 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-4, -2.
Round 11		Gillis played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-4, +6. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Gillis played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and lost 367 to 514 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-5, -141.
Round 13		Gillis played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 292 to 508 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-6, -357. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Gillis played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 442 to 359 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-6, -274.
Round 15		Gillis played #107 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 387 to 328 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-6, -215.
Round 16		Gillis played #14 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and lost 413 to 481 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-7, -283.
Round 17		Gillis played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 433 to 375 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-7, -225. Gillis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Gillis played #93 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 288 to 353 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-8, -290.
Round 19		Gillis played #134 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 506 to 216 (a spread of 290). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, +0.
Round 20		Gillis played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 322 to 490 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, -168.
Round 21		Gillis played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 232 to 427 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-10, -363.
Round 22		Gillis played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 376 to 472 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-11, -459.
Round 23		Gillis played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 289 to 406 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-12, -576.
Round 24		Gillis played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 394 to 295 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-12, -477.
Round 25		Gillis played #58 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 306 to 514 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-13, -685.
Round 26		Gillis played #77 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 435 to 322 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-13, -572.
Round 27		Gillis played #126 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 237 to 363 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-14, -698.
Round 28		Gillis played #73 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-15, -729.

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