NASC 2016: Michael Willis [2-63]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Willis, who is competing at the 2016 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 17-14, +637, and is ranked #30 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
	Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Willis Home: Midlothian, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 583 Average for: 403 Average against: 383
Round 1		Willis played #90 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 381 to 441 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Willis played #65 Guy Ingram (Marietta, GA) and won 406 to 399 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -53.
Round 3		Willis played #47 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 355 to 410 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, -108.
Round 4		Willis played #95 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 449 to 351 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -10.
Round 5		Willis played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 316 to 495 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -189.
Round 6		Willis played #100 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 390 to 400 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -199.
Round 7		Willis played #51 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 325 to 339 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-5, -213.
Round 8		Willis played #96 Nicholas Fall (Kingston ON) and lost 372 to 376 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-6, -217.
Round 9		Willis played #25 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 429 to 449 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-7, -237.
Round 10		Willis played #98 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-7, -224.
Round 11		Willis played #27 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 397 to 387 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -214.
Round 12		Willis played #99 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 569 to 235 (a spread of 334). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, +120.
Round 13		Willis played #82 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 497 to 343 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, +274.
Round 14		Willis played #59 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and won 451 to 364 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +361.
Round 15		Willis played #73 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 431 to 340 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +452.
Round 16		Willis played #92 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +467.
Round 17		Willis played #97 Mary E Goulet (Mclean, VA) and lost 381 to 386 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +462.
Round 18		Willis played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 583 to 330 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +715.
Round 19		Willis played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 376 to 294 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +797.
Round 20		Willis played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 439 to 269 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +967.
Round 21		Willis played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and lost 309 to 478 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-9, +798.
Round 22		Willis played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 352 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +883.
Round 23		Willis played #50 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 389 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +912.
Round 24		Willis played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 405 to 437 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +880.
Round 25		Willis played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 238 to 407 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-11, +711.
Round 26		Willis played #34 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 390 to 485 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +616.
Round 27		Willis played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 360 to 389 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +587.
Round 28		Willis played #43 Jacquelyn Fyr (Granger, IN) and won 415 to 389 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +613.
Round 29		Willis played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 449 to 355 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-13, +707.
Round 30		Willis played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 408 to 369 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +746.
Round 31		Willis played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 335 to 444 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-14, +637.

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