NSC 2009: Jay Hillis [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about Jay Hillis, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-18, -378, and is ranked #107 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): Jay Surname(s): Hillis Home: Dublin, OH, USA

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 368 Average against: 380
Round 1		Hillis played #83 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 303 to 477 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-1, -174.
Round 2		Hillis played #11 Stephen DeBacco (Weirton, WV) and won 463 to 441 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-1, -152.
Round 3		Hillis played #116 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 428 to 351 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-1, -75.
Round 4		Hillis played #8 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 371 to 486 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-2, -190.
Round 5		Hillis played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 381 to 414 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-3, -223.
Round 6		Hillis played #123 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 266 to 443 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-4, -400.
Round 7		Hillis played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and won 379 to 289 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, -310.
Round 8		Hillis played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 292 to 350 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-5, -368.
Round 9		Hillis played #99 Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC) and won 458 to 256 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-5, -166.
Round 10		Hillis played #118 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 335 to 329 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-5, -160.
Round 11		Hillis played #71 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 459 to 394 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-5, -95.
Round 12		Hillis played #68 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 337 to 389 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-6, -147.
Round 13		Hillis played #47 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 361 to 289 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-6, -75.
Round 14		Hillis played #105 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 382 to 306 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-6, +1.
Round 15		Hillis played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 313 to 388 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, -74.
Round 16		Hillis played #25 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 321 to 369 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-8, -122.
Round 17		Hillis played #89 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 409 to 336 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, -49.
Round 18		Hillis played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 377 to 400 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-9, -72.
Round 19		Hillis played #63 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 387 to 369 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-9, -54.
Round 20		Hillis played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 374 to 383 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, -63.
Round 21		Hillis played #24 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 356 to 363 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-11, -70.
Round 22		Hillis played #70 Hubert Van Tol (Rochester, NY) and lost 364 to 452 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, -158.
Round 23		Hillis played #117 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 399 to 350 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-12, -109.
Round 24		Hillis played #109 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-13, -160.
Round 25		Hillis played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 362 to 393 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, -191.
Round 26		Hillis played #85 Susan Hoehn (St. Paul, MN) and won 458 to 368 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-14, -101.
Round 27		Hillis played #95 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 287 to 460 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-15, -274. Hillis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 28		Hillis played #110 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 364 to 404 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-16, -314.
Round 29		Hillis played #107 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 351 to 281 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-16, -244.
Round 30		Hillis played #84 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 393 to 441 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 13-17, -292.
Round 31		Hillis played #102 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 329 to 415 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-18, -378.

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