NSC 2012: Mark Miller [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Miller, who is competing at the 2012 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 15-16, -1174, and is ranked #52 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
	Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): Miller Home: Radnor, PA, United States Awards: Having the opportunity to play in Division 1 (2004 Nationals) Hobbies: Creative writing; music; trivia; anagramming

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 378 Average against: 416
Round 1		Miller played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 289 to 456 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -167.
Round 2		Miller played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 363 to 501 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-2, -305.
Round 3		Miller played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-3, -327.
Round 4		Miller played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 291 to 490 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-4, -526.
Round 5		Miller played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 411 to 338 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-4, -453.
Round 6		Miller played #64 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 433 to 400 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -420.
Round 7		Miller played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 371 to 346 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, -395.
Round 8		Miller played #57 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 261 to 534 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-5, -668.
Round 9		Miller played #35 Randy Greenspan (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 335 to 402 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-6, -735.
Round 10		Miller played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 445 to 386 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, -676.
Round 11		Miller played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 492 to 357 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, -541.
Round 12		Miller played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 441 to 431 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, -531.
Round 13		Miller played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 388 to 368 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, -511.
Round 14		Miller played #6 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 505 to 305 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, -311.
Round 15		Miller played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 333 to 515 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, -493. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Miller played #40 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 373 to 435 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, -555.
Round 17		Miller played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 465 to 438 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-8, -528.
Round 18		Miller played #42 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 451 to 349 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, -426.
Round 19		Miller played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 318 to 438 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-9, -546.
Round 20		Miller played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 368 to 514 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, -692.
Round 21		Miller played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 346 to 405 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-11, -751.
Round 22		Miller played #8 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 364 to 531 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-12, -918.
Round 23		Miller played #45 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 343 to 337 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -912.
Round 24		Miller played #44 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 406 to 417 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-13, -923.
Round 25		Miller played #37 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 451 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-14, -1018.
Round 26		Miller played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 483 to 348 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-14, -883.
Round 27		Miller played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 354 to 263 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-14, -792.
Round 28		Miller played #62 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 401 to 392 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -783.
Round 29		Miller played #53 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 464 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, -929.
Round 30		Miller played #46 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 325 to 604 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-16, -1208. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Miller played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 313 to 279 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-16, -1174.

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