NSC 2014: John Merlau [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about John Merlau, 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 16-15, +472, and is ranked #52 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): John Surname(s): Merlau Home: Kansas City, MO, United States

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 391 Average against: 376
Round 1		Merlau played #114 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 363 to 414 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2		Merlau played #99 Lydia Keras (London ON) and won 419 to 319 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +49.
Round 3		Merlau played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 401 to 416 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, +34.
Round 4		Merlau played #131 Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) and won 513 to 299 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +248.
Round 5		Merlau played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 459 to 324 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +383.
Round 6		Merlau played #74 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 455 to 355 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +483.
Round 7		Merlau played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 291 to 468 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +306.
Round 8		Merlau played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 388 to 318 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +376.
Round 9		Merlau played #88 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 397 to 295 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +478.
Round 10		Merlau played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and won 403 to 206 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +675.
Round 11		Merlau played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 436 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +626.
Round 12		Merlau played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +637.
Round 13		Merlau played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 462 to 312 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +787.
Round 14		Merlau played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 312 to 342 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +757.
Round 15		Merlau played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 412 to 401 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +768.
Round 16		Merlau played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 380 to 368 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +780.
Round 17		Merlau played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 401 to 514 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +667.
Round 18		Merlau played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 398 to 406 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +659.
Round 19		Merlau played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 425 to 340 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +744.
Round 20		Merlau played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 419 to 463 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +700. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Merlau played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 387 to 345 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +742.
Round 22		Merlau played #80 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 361 to 428 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +675.
Round 23		Merlau played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) again and lost 337 to 342 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +670.
Round 24		Merlau played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 263 to 443 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, +490.
Round 25		Merlau played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 320 to 458 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, +352.
Round 26		Merlau played #79 Zachary Dang (Chevy Chase, MD) and won 416 to 391 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, +377.
Round 27		Merlau played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 371 to 476 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, +272.
Round 28		Merlau played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 498 to 310 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +460.
Round 29		Merlau played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 334 to 421 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, +373.
Round 30		Merlau played #113 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and lost 308 to 370 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, +311.
Round 31		Merlau played #53 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 467 to 306 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-15, +472.

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