NASC 2015: Maxine Marcus [4-25]

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On this page, you will find information about Maxine Marcus, 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, +182, and is ranked #16 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): Maxine Surname(s): Marcus Home: Anaheim Hills, CA, United States Hobbies: Reading, writing, drama

Round by Round
High score: 513 Average for: 354 Average against: 348
Round 1		Marcus played #14 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 293 to 421 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Marcus played #8 Evan McCarthy (Windham, NH) and won 453 to 348 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3		Marcus played #46 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and lost 289 to 420 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -154.
Round 4		Marcus played #36 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 390 to 318 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, -82.
Round 5		Marcus played #2 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and lost 298 to 317 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -101. Marcus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Marcus played #15 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and won 407 to 321 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-3, -15.
Round 7		Marcus played #11 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 314 to 364 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -65.
Round 8		Marcus played #13 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 385 to 316 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, +4.
Round 9		Marcus played #19 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 316 to 384 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-5, -64.
Round 10		Marcus played #20 Debra Bates (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-6, -77.
Round 11		Marcus played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 351 to 366 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-7, -92.
Round 12		Marcus played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 333 to 295 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, -54.
Round 13		Marcus played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 318 to 295 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-7, -31.
Round 14		Marcus played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and lost 353 to 389 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-8, -67.
Round 15		Marcus played #35 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and lost 297 to 454 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-9, -224.
Round 16		Marcus played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 513 to 266 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, +23. Marcus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Marcus played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 389 to 354 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +58.
Round 18		Marcus played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 360 to 284 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +134.
Round 19		Marcus played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 398 to 362 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +170.
Round 20		Marcus played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 352 to 337 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +185. Marcus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Marcus played #10 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 373 to 328 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +230. Marcus is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Marcus played #12 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and lost 309 to 384 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +155.
Round 23		Marcus played #6 Aron Smith (Blythe, CA) and lost 326 to 343 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, +138.
Round 24		Marcus played #28 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 416 to 323 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-11, +231.
Round 25		Marcus played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and won 385 to 338 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-11, +278.
Round 26		Marcus played #21 Arthur van Tol (Grandville, MI) and won 355 to 297 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-11, +336.
Round 27		Marcus played #39 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-12, +261.
Round 28		Marcus played #5 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 313 to 360 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-13, +214.
Round 29		Marcus played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 350 to 342 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-13, +222.
Round 30		Marcus played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) again and lost 309 to 329 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-14, +202.
Round 31		Marcus played #40 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 319 to 339 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-15, +182.

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