NASC 2016: Cheryl Melvin [3-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, 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 16.5-14.5, +522, and is ranked #36 in Division 3.

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: 510 Average for: 389 Average against: 373
Round 1		Melvin played #82 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 388 to 431 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Melvin played #61 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 383 to 322 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +18.
Round 3		Melvin played #26 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 412 to 313 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +117.
Round 4		Melvin played #38 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 428 to 389 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +156.
Round 5		Melvin played #12 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 333 to 485 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +4.
Round 6		Melvin played #18 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 441 to 403 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +42.
Round 7		Melvin played #44 David Cole (Austin, TX) and won 360 to 330 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +72.
Round 8		Melvin played #14 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 417 to 296 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +193.
Round 9		Melvin played #4 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 362 to 432 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +123.
Round 10		Melvin played #55 Timothy Long (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 324 to 465 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, -18.
Round 11		Melvin played #83 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and won 461 to 256 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +187.
Round 12		Melvin played #22 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, +173.
Round 13		Melvin played #77 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and tied at 379. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +173.
Round 14		Melvin played #8 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and lost 388 to 439 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +122.
Round 15		Melvin played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 239 to 384 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -23.
Round 16		Melvin played #27 Marlene Boyda (Lexington, MI) and lost 369 to 421 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -75.
Round 17		Melvin played #57 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 392 to 402 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -85.
Round 18		Melvin played #59 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 302 to 351 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -134.
Round 19		Melvin played #51 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 407 to 346 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -73.
Round 20		Melvin played #91 Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) and won 356 to 353 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -70.
Round 21		Melvin played #64 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 352 to 382 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -100.
Round 22		Melvin played #54 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 510 to 378 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +32.
Round 23		Melvin played #95 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 357 to 377 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +12.
Round 24		Melvin played #99 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 448 to 300 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +160.
Round 25		Melvin played #32 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and won 362 to 334 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +188.
Round 26		Melvin played #25 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 498 to 352 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +334.
Round 27		Melvin played #90 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 374 to 391 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +317.
Round 28		Melvin played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 399 to 378 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +338.
Round 29		Melvin played #67 Mia Kang (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 384 to 389 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +333.
Round 30		Melvin played #80 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 416 to 388 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +361.
Round 31		Melvin played #91 Nandini Dickens (Bethesola, MD) again and won 463 to 302 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +522.

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