NSC 2014: Ed Morrison [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Ed Morrison, 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 17-14, +847, and is ranked #17 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): Ed Surname(s): Morrison Home: Malabar, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 487 Average for: 364 Average against: 337
Round 1		Morrison played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and won 420 to 297 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +123.
Round 2		Morrison played #39 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 343 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3		Morrison played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and won 388 to 383 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4		Morrison played #45 Dan Lichtblau (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 412 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +56.
Round 5		Morrison played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 344 to 368 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-3, +32.
Round 6		Morrison played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-4, -13.
Round 7		Morrison played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 340 to 315 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-4, +12.
Round 8		Morrison played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 288 to 309 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, -9.
Round 9		Morrison played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 457 to 268 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-5, +180.
Round 10		Morrison played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 333 to 296 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +217.
Round 11		Morrison played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 361 to 313 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +265.
Round 12		Morrison played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and lost 301 to 404 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-6, +162.
Round 13		Morrison played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 352 to 380 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-7, +134.
Round 14		Morrison played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 357 to 369 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-8, +122.
Round 15		Morrison played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 349 to 403 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-9, +68.
Round 16		Morrison played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 392 to 299 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-9, +161.
Round 17		Morrison played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and won 332 to 330 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-9, +163.
Round 18		Morrison played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 349 to 402 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-10, +110.
Round 19		Morrison played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and lost 335 to 340 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-11, +105.
Round 20		Morrison played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 330 to 333 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-12, +102.
Round 21		Morrison played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 257 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-12, +264.
Round 22		Morrison played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 362 to 277 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-12, +349.
Round 23		Morrison played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 349 to 343 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, +355.
Round 24		Morrison played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 487 to 256 (a spread of 231). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-12, +586.
Round 25		Morrison played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 395 to 305 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +676.
Round 26		Morrison played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and lost 293 to 357 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-13, +612.
Round 27		Morrison played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and won 387 to 344 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +655.
Round 28		Morrison played #29 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and won 432 to 344 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +743.
Round 29		Morrison played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 315 to 352 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-14, +706.
Round 30		Morrison played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-14, +750.
Round 31		Morrison played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) again and won 359 to 262 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +847.

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