NSC 2014: Mark Francis [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Francis, 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 14-17, -541, and is ranked #56 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): Mark Surname(s): Francis Home: Grand Island, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 403 Average for: 335 Average against: 353
Round 1		Francis played #2 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and won 343 to 295 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +48.
Round 2		Francis played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 305 to 347 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +6.
Round 3		Francis played #45 Dan Lichtblau (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 396 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -61.
Round 4		Francis played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 345 to 377 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-3, -93.
Round 5		Francis played #61 Barbara Olsen (Omaha, NE) and won 329 to 308 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -72.
Round 6		Francis played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and lost 327 to 340 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-4, -85.
Round 7		Francis played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 319 to 386 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-5, -152.
Round 8		Francis played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 333 to 317 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-5, -136.
Round 9		Francis played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and lost 309 to 364 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-6, -191.
Round 10		Francis played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and lost 299 to 331 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-7, -223.
Round 11		Francis played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 351 to 318 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-7, -190.
Round 12		Francis played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 371 to 363 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -182.
Round 13		Francis played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 354 to 345 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, -173.
Round 14		Francis played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 339 to 355 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-8, -189.
Round 15		Francis played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and won 403 to 373 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, -159.
Round 16		Francis played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 299 to 392 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-9, -252.
Round 17		Francis played #29 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and lost 342 to 397 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-10, -307.
Round 18		Francis played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and lost 288 to 359 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-11, -378.
Round 19		Francis played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and lost 300 to 380 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-12, -458.
Round 20		Francis played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 349 to 277 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-12, -386.
Round 21		Francis played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 326 to 294 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-12, -354.
Round 22		Francis played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 363 to 349 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-12, -340.
Round 23		Francis played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and lost 306 to 345 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-13, -379.
Round 24		Francis played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 301 to 281 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-13, -359.
Round 25		Francis played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 337 to 391 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-14, -413.
Round 26		Francis played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 391 to 350 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-14, -372.
Round 27		Francis played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 396 to 329 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-14, -305.
Round 28		Francis played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 367 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-14, -289.
Round 29		Francis played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 295 to 400 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-15, -394.
Round 30		Francis played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 338 to 432 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-16, -488.
Round 31		Francis played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 330 to 383 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-17, -541.

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