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NASC 2015: Mark Garrod [2-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Garrod, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, -109, and is ranked #32 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

[photo of Mark Garrod]

Given name(s): Mark
Surname(s): Garrod
Home: East Lansing, MI, United States
Round by Round

High score: 468
Average for: 386
Average against: 391

Round 1

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Garrod played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 372 to 288 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-0, +84.

Round 2

[photo of Marichelle Roque-Lutz]

Garrod played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and lost 441 to 469 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-1, +56.

Round 3

[photo of Matthew Ridout]

Garrod played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 312 to 388 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-2, -20.

Round 4

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Garrod played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 336 to 521 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 1-3, -205.

Round 5

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Garrod played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 377 to 362 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 2-3, -190.

Round 6

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Garrod played #20 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 294 to 449 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 2-4, -345.

Round 7

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Garrod played #43 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 301 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-4, -207.

Round 8

[photo of Peter Dolgenos]

Garrod played #67 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 4-4, -196.

Round 9

[photo of Amnon Igra]

Garrod played #46 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 314 to 467 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 4-5, -349.

Round 10

[photo of Lila Crotty]

Garrod played #52 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 375 to 356 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 5-5, -330.

Round 11

[photo of Katya Lezin]

Garrod played #80 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 391 to 313 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 6-5, -252.

Round 12

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Garrod played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 468 to 412 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-5, -196.

Round 13

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Garrod played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 399 to 481 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 7-6, -278.

Round 14

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Garrod played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 407 to 479 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 7-7, -350.

Round 15

[photo of Stephanie Sugano]

Garrod played #48 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 363 to 393 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 7-8, -380.

Round 16

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Garrod played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 368 to 430 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 7-9, -442.

Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

Garrod played #23 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 428 to 446 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 7-10, -460.

Round 18

[photo of Brett Jackson]

Garrod played #44 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 430 to 335 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-10, -365.

Round 19

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Garrod played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 412 to 366 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 9-10, -319.

Round 20

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Garrod played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 318 to 517 (a spread of -199).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 9-11, -518.

Round 21

[photo of Carole Denton]

Garrod played #63 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 393 to 348 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 10-11, -473.

Round 22

[photo of Glenda Short]

Garrod played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 430 to 331 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 11-11, -374.

Round 23

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Garrod played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 421 to 429 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-12, -382.

Round 24

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Garrod played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 406 to 440 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 11-13, -416.

Round 25

[photo of Ryan Chepita]

Garrod played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and lost 385 to 429 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 11-14, -460.

Round 26

[photo of Martin Gold]

Garrod played #83 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 322 to 457 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 11-15, -595.

Round 27

[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]

Garrod played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 437 to 313 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 12-15, -471.

Round 28  

Garrod recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 13-15, -421.

Round 29

[photo of Mark Schmidt]

Garrod played #25 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 423 to 307 (a spread of 116).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 14-15, -305.

Round 30

[photo of Connie Creed]

Garrod played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 403 to 270 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 15-15, -172.

Round 31

[photo of Gwen Stewart]

Garrod played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 317 to 254 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 16-15, -109.


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