NASC 2017: Michael Willis [1-47]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Willis, who is competing at the 2017 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 11-20, -901, and is ranked #63 in Division 1.

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 Hobbies: landscaping, home renovations Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 391 Average against: 420
Round 1		Willis played #31 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 407 to 391 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +16. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Willis played #12 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 390 to 453 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, -47. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Willis played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 266 to 492 (a spread of -226). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, -273. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Willis played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 571 to 335 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, -37. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Willis played #46 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 474 to 443 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, -6. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Willis played #68 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 496 to 357 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +133. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Willis played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 441 to 396 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +178. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Willis played #16 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 403 to 367 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +214. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Willis played #2 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 453 to 315 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +352. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Willis played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 272 to 345 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +279. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 11		Willis played #19 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 377 to 453 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +203. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Willis played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 446 to 369 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +280. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Willis played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 461 to 396 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +345. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Willis played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 418 to 350 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +413. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Willis played #5 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 347 to 481 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +279. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Willis played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 383 to 402 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +260. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Willis played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 353 to 481 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +132. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Willis played #44 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 415 to 511 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +36. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Willis played #6 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 427 to 433 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +30. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Willis played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 419 to 336 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +113. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Willis played #24 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 381 to 386 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, +108. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Willis played #27 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and lost 286 to 451 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-11, -57. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Willis played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 403 to 417 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-12, -71. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Willis played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 439 to 512 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-13, -144. Willis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Willis played #23 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 406 to 422 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-14, -160.
Round 26		Willis played #26 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) and lost 318 to 577 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-15, -419.
Round 27		Willis played #64 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 335 to 420 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-16, -504.
Round 28		Willis played #39 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 456 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-17, -607.
Round 29		Willis played #66 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and lost 363 to 390 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-18, -634.
Round 30		Willis played #62 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 315 to 400 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-19, -719.
Round 31		Willis played #26 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) again and lost 304 to 486 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-20, -901.

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