NSC 2014: Mark Garrod [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Garrod, who is competing at the 2014 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 12-19, -422, and is ranked #122 in Division 2.

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): Garrod Home: East Lansing, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 382 Average against: 398
Round 1		Garrod played #135 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 400 to 334 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +66.
Round 2		Garrod played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +114.
Round 3		Garrod played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and lost 385 to 431 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +68.
Round 4		Garrod played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +32.
Round 5		Garrod played #113 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 445 to 403 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +74.
Round 6		Garrod played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 430 to 355 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +149.
Round 7		Garrod played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 435 to 378 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +206.
Round 8		Garrod played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 278 to 573 (a spread of -295). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-3, -89.
Round 9		Garrod played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 398 to 399 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-4, -90.
Round 10		Garrod played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and won 406 to 342 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-4, -26.
Round 11		Garrod played #53 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 388 to 303 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-4, +59.
Round 12		Garrod played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 290 to 327 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-5, +22.
Round 13		Garrod played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 383 to 395 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-6, +10.
Round 14		Garrod played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 411 to 419 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-7, +2.
Round 15		Garrod played #30 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 303 to 434 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-8, -129.
Round 16		Garrod played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 470 to 403 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-8, -62.
Round 17		Garrod played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 370 to 461 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, -153.
Round 18		Garrod played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and lost 329 to 410 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-10, -234.
Round 19		Garrod played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 371 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-11, -246.
Round 20		Garrod played #34 Sean Wrona (Syracuse, NY) and lost 364 to 375 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-12, -257.
Round 21		Garrod played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 434 to 437 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-13, -260.
Round 22		Garrod played #100 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 370 to 436 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-14, -326.
Round 23		Garrod played #129 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and lost 302 to 440 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-15, -464.
Round 24		Garrod played #98 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 406 to 321 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-15, -379.
Round 25		Garrod recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-15, -329.
Round 26		Garrod played #93 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 366 to 504 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 10-16, -467.
Round 27		Garrod played #87 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and won 494 to 295 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-16, -268.
Round 28		Garrod played #97 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 377 to 347 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-16, -238.
Round 29		Garrod played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 302 to 451 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 12-17, -387.
Round 30		Garrod played #130 Yolanda Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and lost 353 to 387 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 12-18, -421.
Round 31		Garrod played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 419 to 420 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 12-19, -422.

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