SPC 2023: Lilia Murnane [3-71]

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On this page, you will find information about Lilia Murnane, who is competing at the 2023 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 15-16, -810, and is ranked #55 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): Lilia Surname(s): Murnane Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 361 Average against: 389
Round 1		Murnane played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 329 to 452 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Murnane played #29 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 457 to 304 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +30. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Murnane played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 405 to 359 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +76. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Murnane played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +90. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Murnane played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 350 to 349 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +91. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Murnane played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 332 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +125. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Murnane played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and won 416 to 347 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +194. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Murnane played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 396 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +119. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Murnane played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 332 to 416 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +35. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Murnane played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and won 500 to 350 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +185. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Murnane played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 271 to 390 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +66. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Murnane played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 291 to 366 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, -9. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Murnane played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 351 to 396 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -54. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Murnane played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 279 to 555 (a spread of -276). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, -330.
Round 15		Murnane played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, -407.
Round 16		Murnane played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 492 to 300 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-8, -215.
Round 17		Murnane played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and lost 322 to 413 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-9, -306. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Murnane played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 236 to 418 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-10, -488. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Murnane played #27 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and won 352 to 340 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-10, -476. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Murnane played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 328 to 314 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, -462.
Round 21		Murnane played #37 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 296 to 425 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, -591.
Round 22		Murnane played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and lost 356 to 410 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-12, -645.
Round 23		Murnane played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 401 to 381 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, -625.
Round 24		Murnane recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, -575. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Murnane played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 348 to 429 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -656.
Round 26		Murnane played #70 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 539 to 351 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-13, -468. Murnane is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Murnane played #78 David Goldberg (Las Vegas, NV) and won 494 to 364 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, -338.
Round 28		Murnane played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 326 to 480 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -492.
Round 29		Murnane played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 303 to 528 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-15, -717.
Round 30		Murnane played #69 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 303 to 422 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-16, -836.
Round 31		Murnane played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) again and won 355 to 329 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-16, -810.

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