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NSC 2008: Shelley Kirk [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Shelley Kirk, 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 16-12, +272, and is ranked #28 in Division 4.

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 Shelley Kirk]

Given name(s): Shelley
Surname(s): Kirk
Home: Wyoming, OH, United States
Occupation: Assistant Professor
Round by Round

High score: 447
Average for: 376
Average against: 366

Round 1

[photo of Amanda Hubble]

Kirk played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 378 to 347 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-0, +31.

Round 2

[photo of Chris Canik]

Kirk played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 432 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 1-1, -58.

Round 3

[photo of George Rhyne]

Kirk played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 1-2, -126.

Round 4

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Kirk played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 329 to 415 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 1-3, -212.

Round 5

[photo of Miriam Saldanha]

Kirk played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 361 to 330 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 2-3, -181.

Round 6

[photo of Conchita Deprospo]

Kirk played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 391 to 329 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 3-3, -119.

Round 7

[photo of Diane Weinerman]

Kirk played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 346 to 377 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 3-4, -150.

Round 8

[photo of Kar-mun Wong]

Kirk played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 361 to 374 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 3-5, -163.

Round 9

[photo of Jon Demeter]

Kirk played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and lost 369 to 455 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 3-6, -249.

Round 10

[photo of Gene Rawlins]

Kirk played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 352 to 284 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 4-6, -181.

Round 11

[photo of Betzy Collins]

Kirk played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 402 to 319 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 5-6, -98.

Round 12

[photo of Keith Nishimi]

Kirk played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 447 to 336 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-6, +13.

Round 13

[photo of Alice Goodwin]

Kirk played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 418 to 351 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7-6, +80.

Round 14

[photo of Debbie Guiffre]

Kirk played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and lost 357 to 433 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-7, +4.

Round 15

[photo of Maneck Contractor]

Kirk played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 333 to 511 (a spread of -178).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-8, -174.

Round 16

[photo of Dianne Wittman]

Kirk played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 363 to 287 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-8, -98.

Round 17

[photo of Mark Hamilton]

Kirk played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 396 to 375 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 9-8, -77.

Round 18

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Kirk played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 9-9, -92.

Round 19

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Kirk played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 372 to 298 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-9, -18.

Round 20

[photo of Trish Harrop]

Kirk played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 412 to 348 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 11-9, +46.

Round 21

[photo of Dallas Johnson]

Kirk played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 404 to 313 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 12-9, +137.

Round 22

[photo of Dion Saldanha]

Kirk played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 447 to 355 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +229.

Round 23

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Kirk played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 388 to 289 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-9, +328.

Round 24

[photo of Jim Fonti]

Kirk played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 417 to 372 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 15-9, +373.

Round 25

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Kirk played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 411 to 380 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-9, +404.

Round 26

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Kirk played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 337 to 425 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 16-10, +316.

Round 27

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Kirk played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 355 to 378 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 16-11, +293.

Round 28

[photo of Richard Spence]

Kirk played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 16-12, +272.


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