NSC 2010: Merran Dunlop [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Merran Dunlop, who is competing at the 2010 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 18-13, -47, and is ranked #13 in Division 5.

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): Merran Surname(s): Dunlop Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: rEADING, SWIMMING, CRAFTS

Round by Round
High score: 419 Average for: 340 Average against: 344
Round 1		Dunlop played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 397 to 335 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Dunlop played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 337 to 366 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Dunlop played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 205 to 464 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -226.
Round 4		Dunlop played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 365 to 368 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-3, -229.
Round 5		Dunlop played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 299 to 410 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-4, -340.
Round 6		Dunlop played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 411 to 326 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -255.
Round 7		Dunlop played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 306 to 252 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -201.
Round 8		Dunlop played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 284 to 380 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-5, -297.
Round 9		Dunlop played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 294 to 385 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-6, -388.
Round 10		Dunlop played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 373 to 309 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -324.
Round 11		Dunlop played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 407 to 290 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, -207.
Round 12		Dunlop played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 393 to 289 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-6, -103.
Round 13		Dunlop played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-6, -52.
Round 14		Dunlop played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 342 to 326 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, -36.
Round 15		Dunlop played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 285 to 323 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, -74.
Round 16		Dunlop played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 340 to 337 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, -71.
Round 17		Dunlop played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 349 to 295 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, -17.
Round 18		Dunlop played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 286 to 413 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, -144.
Round 19		Dunlop played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 330 to 326 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, -140.
Round 20		Dunlop played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 265 to 387 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, -262.
Round 21		Dunlop played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 324 to 332 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, -270.
Round 22		Dunlop played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 367 to 445 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-11, -348.
Round 23		Dunlop played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 307 to 319 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-12, -360.
Round 24		Dunlop played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 419 to 340 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-12, -281.
Round 25		Dunlop recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-12, -231.
Round 26		Dunlop played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 376 to 289 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, -144.
Round 27		Dunlop played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 339 to 288 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, -93. Dunlop is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Dunlop played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 348 to 390 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, -135.
Round 29		Dunlop played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 323 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-13, -89.
Round 30		Dunlop played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, -75.
Round 31		Dunlop played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 366 to 338 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-13, -47.

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