NASC 2018: Cheryl Melvin [CSW-61]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is competing at the 2018 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 7-24, -1754, and is ranked #70 in Division CSW.

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: 477 Average for: 352 Average against: 408
Round 1		Melvin played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 389 to 467 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -78.
Round 2		Melvin played #22 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 311 to 495 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-2, -262.
Round 3		Melvin played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 373 to 430 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-3, -319.
Round 4		Melvin played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 379 to 394 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-4, -334. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Melvin played #64 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 418 to 337 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-4, -253.
Round 6		Melvin played #70 Gboye Balogun (United Kingdom) and lost 310 to 440 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-5, -383.
Round 7		Melvin played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 338 to 322 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-5, -367.
Round 8		Melvin played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 412 to 342 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-5, -297.
Round 9		Melvin played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 368 to 447 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-6, -376.
Round 10		Melvin played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and lost 304 to 428 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-7, -500.
Round 11		Melvin played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 309 to 438 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-8, -629.
Round 12		Melvin played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and lost 364 to 374 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-9, -639.
Round 13		Melvin played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 429 to 345 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-9, -555.
Round 14		Melvin played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 357 to 355 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-9, -553. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Melvin played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 477 to 260 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-9, -336. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Melvin played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 371 to 368 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-9, -333. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Melvin played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 349 to 429 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-10, -413.
Round 18		Melvin played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 325 to 528 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-11, -616.
Round 19		Melvin played #52 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 284 to 476 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-12, -808. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Melvin played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-13, -833.
Round 21		Melvin played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and lost 295 to 487 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-14, -1025.
Round 22		Melvin played #49 Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) and lost 355 to 383 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-15, -1053.
Round 23		Melvin played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 332 to 345 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-16, -1066.
Round 24		Melvin played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 313 to 369 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-17, -1122.
Round 25		Melvin played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 375 to 388 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-18, -1135.
Round 26		Melvin played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 316 to 449 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-19, -1268.
Round 27		Melvin played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 384 to 413 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-20, -1297.
Round 28		Melvin played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 226 to 440 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-21, -1511.
Round 29		Melvin played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 414 to 432 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-22, -1529.
Round 30		Melvin played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 367 to 437 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-23, -1599.
Round 31		Melvin played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) again and lost 269 to 424 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-24, -1754.

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