SPC 2022: Shelley Kirk [2-65]

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On this page, you will find information about Shelley Kirk, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-22, -869, and is ranked #63 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): Shelley Surname(s): Kirk Home: Wyoming, OH, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 369 Average against: 399
Round 1		Kirk played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 401 to 376 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Kirk played #23 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 450 to 410 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +65.
Round 3		Kirk played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 414 to 447 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +32. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Kirk played #18 Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) and lost 412 to 430 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +14.
Round 5		Kirk played #20 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 367 to 434 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-3, -53.
Round 6		Kirk played #45 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 379 to 393 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-4, -67.
Round 7		Kirk played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 435 to 323 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, +45.
Round 8		Kirk played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 488 to 395 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, +138.
Round 9		Kirk played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 429 to 286 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +281.
Round 10		Kirk played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 289 to 521 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-5, +49. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Kirk played #25 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 310 to 464 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-6, -105.
Round 12		Kirk played #24 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 315 to 390 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-7, -180. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Kirk played #32 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 376 to 327 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-7, -131.
Round 14		Kirk played #60 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 366 to 407 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-8, -172.
Round 15		Kirk played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and lost 296 to 364 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -240.
Round 16		Kirk played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 335 to 581 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-10, -486. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Kirk played #5 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 414 to 435 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-11, -507.
Round 18		Kirk recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-11, -457.
Round 19		Kirk played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 303 to 400 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-12, -554.
Round 20		Kirk played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and lost 294 to 347 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-13, -607. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Kirk played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 367 to 370 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-14, -610. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Kirk played #55 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 368 to 393 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-15, -635.
Round 23		Kirk played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 315 to 423 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-16, -743.
Round 24		Kirk played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 387 to 369 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-16, -725.
Round 25		Kirk played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 372 to 383 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-17, -736.
Round 26		Kirk played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and lost 326 to 346 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-18, -756. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Kirk played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 341 to 412 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-19, -827.
Round 28		Kirk played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 335 to 464 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-20, -956.
Round 29		Kirk played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 436 to 469 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-21, -989.
Round 30		Kirk played #14 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 324 to 333 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-22, -998. Kirk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Kirk played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) again and won 417 to 288 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-22, -869.

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