NSC 2012: Merlene Weithers [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Merlene Weithers, 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 14-17, +226, and is ranked #45 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
	Given name(s): Merlene Surname(s): Weithers Home: Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 367 Average against: 360
Before the Tournament		Weithers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Weithers played #21 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and lost 341 to 360 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Weithers played #41 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 380 to 353 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Weithers played #27 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 451 to 277 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +182.
Round 4		Weithers played #51 Margie Fickes (Palmetto Bay, FL) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +168.
Round 5		Weithers played #15 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 345 to 377 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, +136.
Round 6		Weithers played #53 David Gilmore (Chicago, IL) and won 378 to 304 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, +210.
Round 7		Weithers played #29 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 380 to 301 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +289.
Round 8		Weithers played #18 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and lost 313 to 392 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +210.
Round 9		Weithers played #39 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and lost 364 to 474 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, +100.
Round 10		Weithers played #34 Louis Witonsky (Boca Raton, FL) and won 419 to 327 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, +192.
Round 11		Weithers played #35 Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH) and lost 358 to 424 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-6, +126.
Round 12		Weithers played #40 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 361 to 339 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, +148.
Round 13		Weithers played #20 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 381 to 416 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-7, +113.
Round 14		Weithers played #17 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 386 to 401 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, +98.
Round 15		Weithers played #44 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 477 to 359 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-8, +216.
Round 16		Weithers played #38 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 320 to 439 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-9, +97.
Round 17		Weithers played #23 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 454 to 290 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +261.
Round 18		Weithers played #13 Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) and won 371 to 334 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-9, +298.
Round 19		Weithers played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 383 to 368 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-9, +313.
Round 20		Weithers played #28 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 281 to 388 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-10, +206.
Round 21		Weithers played #19 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 334 to 365 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-11, +175.
Round 22		Weithers played #6 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-12, +143.
Round 23		Weithers played #16 Tim Kwan (Springfield, VA) and lost 254 to 328 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-13, +69.
Round 24		Weithers played #49 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 360 to 333 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-13, +96.
Round 25		Weithers played #59 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 431 to 247 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-13, +280.
Round 26		Weithers played #43 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 359 to 378 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-14, +261.
Round 27		Weithers played #36 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 408 to 383 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-14, +286.
Round 28		Weithers played #58 Eliza Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 380 to 399 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-15, +267.
Round 29		Weithers played #25 Andrea Williams (North Mankato, MN) and won 361 to 285 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-15, +343.
Round 30		Weithers played #9 Ashley Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 322 to 400 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-16, +265.
Round 31		Weithers played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) again and lost 335 to 374 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-17, +226.

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