NASC 2017: Mark Miller [1-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Miller, 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 15-16, -35, and is ranked #40 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): Mark Surname(s): Miller Home: Radnor, PA, United States Awards: Having the opportunity to play in Division 1 (2004 Nationals) Hobbies: Creative writing; music; trivia; anagramming

Round by Round
High score: 503 Average for: 391 Average against: 392
Round 1		Miller played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 348 to 427 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 0-1, -79.
Round 2		Miller played #17 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 451 to 392 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, -20. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Miller played #43 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 422 to 324 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +78. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Miller played #33 Rahn McKeown (Chester Springs, PA) and lost 340 to 564 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -146. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Miller played #23 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 456 to 331 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, -21. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Miller played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and lost 326 to 488 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, -183. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Miller played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 342 to 437 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -278. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Miller played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 344 to 474 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, -408.
Round 9		Miller played #28 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 410 to 464 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-6, -462.
Round 10		Miller played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 364 to 471 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-7, -569.
Round 11		Miller played #57 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 457 to 398 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-7, -510.
Round 12		Miller played #58 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and lost 381 to 387 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-8, -516.
Round 13		Miller played #42 Rick Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 445 to 403 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-8, -474.
Round 14		Miller played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 403 to 469 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -540.
Round 15		Miller played #60 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 503 to 314 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-9, -351.
Round 16		Miller played #59 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 454 to 315 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-9, -212.
Round 17		Miller played #64 Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) and lost 334 to 369 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-10, -247.
Round 18		Miller played #54 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 477 to 249 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-10, -19. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Miller played #46 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 324 to 328 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-11, -23.
Round 20		Miller played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 383 to 418 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-12, -58.
Round 21		Miller played #45 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 422 to 363 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-12, +1.
Round 22		Miller played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 374 to 348 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-12, +27.
Round 23		Miller played #65 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 342 to 343 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-13, +26. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Miller played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-14, -42.
Round 25		Miller played #39 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 308 to 361 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-15, -95. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Miller played #66 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 380 to 371 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-15, -86.
Round 27		Miller played #63 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 360 to 354 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-15, -80.
Round 28		Miller played #55 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 440 to 359 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-15, +1. Miller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Miller played #49 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 306 to 475 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-16, -168.
Round 30		Miller played #26 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) and won 480 to 379 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-16, -67.
Round 31		Miller played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) again and won 397 to 365 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-16, -35.

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