NSC 2014: Mike Bell [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Bell, 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, -650, and is ranked #64 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): Mike Surname(s): Bell Home: Manistee, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 321 Average against: 345
Round 1		Bell played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 312 to 365 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -53.
Round 2		Bell recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Bell played #1 Roderick McDonald (Long Sault ON) and lost 317 to 354 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, -40. Bell is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Bell played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 289 to 394 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-3, -145.
Round 5		Bell played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 355 to 362 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-4, -152.
Round 6		Bell played #42 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 309 to 305 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-4, -148.
Round 7		Bell played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and lost 285 to 390 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-5, -253.
Round 8		Bell played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and lost 317 to 333 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-6, -269.
Round 9		Bell played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 294 to 442 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-7, -417.
Round 10		Bell played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and won 384 to 318 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-7, -351.
Round 11		Bell played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and lost 270 to 289 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-8, -370.
Round 12		Bell played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 318 to 294 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-8, -346.
Round 13		Bell played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 261 to 326 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-9, -411.
Round 14		Bell played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 349 to 356 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-10, -418.
Round 15		Bell played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 308 to 278 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, -388.
Round 16		Bell played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 337 to 324 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-10, -375.
Round 17		Bell played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and won 449 to 235 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-10, -161.
Round 18		Bell played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and won 334 to 265 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-10, -92.
Round 19		Bell played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 340 to 335 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-10, -87.
Round 20		Bell played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and lost 325 to 424 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-11, -186.
Round 21		Bell played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and lost 361 to 415 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-12, -240.
Round 22		Bell played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and lost 264 to 407 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-13, -383.
Round 23		Bell played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 348 to 367 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-14, -402.
Round 24		Bell played #61 Barbara Olsen (Omaha, NE) and lost 274 to 336 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-15, -464.
Round 25		Bell played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and won 448 to 325 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-15, -341.
Round 26		Bell played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 361 to 372 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-16, -352.
Round 27		Bell played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and lost 244 to 404 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-17, -512.
Round 28		Bell played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 327 to 283 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-17, -468.
Round 29		Bell played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and won 313 to 299 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-17, -454.
Round 30		Bell played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 272 to 407 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-18, -589.
Round 31		Bell played #4 Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 278 to 339 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-19, -650.

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