SPC 2025: Cheryl Melvin [CSW2-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is competing at the 2025 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 12-16, -147, and is ranked #13 in Division CSW2.

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: 475 Average for: 380 Average against: 385
Round 1		Melvin played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and won 395 to 387 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Melvin played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 374 to 414 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, -32.
Round 3		Melvin played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 475 to 324 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +119.
Round 4		Melvin played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 415 to 365 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +169.
Round 5		Melvin played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and lost 461 to 500 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +130. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 6		Melvin played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 281 to 389 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-3, +22. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Melvin played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 286 to 545 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-4, -237.
Round 8		Melvin played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 327 to 458 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-5, -368.
Round 9		Melvin played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 369 to 447 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-6, -446.
Round 10		Melvin played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 416 to 301 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-6, -331.
Round 11		Melvin played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 376 to 377 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-7, -332.
Round 12		Melvin played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 415 to 359 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-7, -276.
Round 13		Melvin played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-7, -262.
Round 14		Melvin played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 413 to 278 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-7, -127.
Round 15		Melvin played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 389 to 391 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-8, -129.
Round 16		Melvin played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 336 to 390 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-9, -183.
Round 17		Melvin played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 348 to 374 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-10, -209.
Round 18		Melvin played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 369 to 405 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-11, -245.
Round 19		Melvin played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) again and lost 362 to 422 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-12, -305.
Round 20		Melvin played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) again and won 393 to 366 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-12, -278.
Round 21		Melvin played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 315 to 398 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-13, -361.
Round 22		Melvin played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and won 375 to 354 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-13, -340.
Round 23		Melvin played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and lost 388 to 402 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-14, -354.
Round 24		Melvin played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) again and won 436 to 305 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-14, -223.
Round 25		Melvin played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 409 to 332 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-14, -146.
Round 26		Melvin played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and lost 371 to 374 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-15, -149.
Round 27		Melvin played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) for the third time and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-16, -164.
Round 28		Melvin played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) for the third time and won 342 to 325 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-16, -147.
Round 29		Melvin played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) again but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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