NSC 2014: Cheryl Melvin [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, 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 9-22, -1799, and is ranked #59 in Division 5.

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): Cheryl Surname(s): Melvin Home: Grand Rapids, MI, United States Hobbies: travel, friends, family Occupation: retired labor advocate

Round by Round
High score: 480 Average for: 364 Average against: 425
Round 1		Melvin played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 480 to 326 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +154.
Round 2		Melvin played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 299 to 415 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +38.
Round 3		Melvin played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 362 to 461 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, -61.
Round 4		Melvin played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 326 to 354 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-3, -89.
Round 5		Melvin played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 342 to 508 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-4, -255.
Round 6		Melvin played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 350 to 535 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-5, -440.
Round 7		Melvin played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 465 to 350 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-5, -325.
Round 8		Melvin played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and lost 328 to 529 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-6, -526.
Round 9		Melvin played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 376 to 490 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-7, -640.
Round 10		Melvin played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 373 to 335 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-7, -602.
Round 11		Melvin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-7, -552.
Round 12		Melvin played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 353 to 412 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-8, -611.
Round 13		Melvin played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and won 378 to 367 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-8, -600.
Round 14		Melvin played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and lost 341 to 368 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-9, -627.
Round 15		Melvin played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-10, -664.
Round 16		Melvin played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 350 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-10, -644.
Round 17		Melvin played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 359 to 393 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-11, -678.
Round 18		Melvin played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 310 to 434 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-12, -802.
Round 19		Melvin played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 405 to 425 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-13, -822.
Round 20		Melvin played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 337 to 440 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-14, -925.
Round 21		Melvin played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 286 to 520 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-15, -1159.
Round 22		Melvin played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 338 to 468 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-16, -1289.
Round 23		Melvin played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 318 to 437 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-17, -1408.
Round 24		Melvin played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 465 to 452 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-17, -1395.
Round 25		Melvin played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and lost 375 to 409 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-18, -1429.
Round 26		Melvin played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 288 to 548 (a spread of -260). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-19, -1689.
Round 27		Melvin played #22 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-19, -1654.
Round 28		Melvin played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 457 to 312 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-19, -1509.
Round 29		Melvin played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 340 to 464 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-20, -1633.
Round 30		Melvin played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 332 to 480 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-21, -1781.
Round 31		Melvin played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) again and lost 402 to 420 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-22, -1799.

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