NSC 2008: Merran Dunlop [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Merran Dunlop, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 12-16, +305, and is ranked #58 in Division 6.

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): Merran Surname(s): Dunlop Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: rEADING, SWIMMING, CRAFTS Occupation: Retired NSC 1992 Division: 2 NSC 1992 Rank: 139/139, 6-21 -1867 NSC 1998 Division: 4 NSC 1998 Rank: 69/125, 15-16 +105 NSC 2000 Division: 6 NSC 2000 Rank: 49/77, 14.5-16.5 -300 NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 41/76, 15-15 -413

Round by Round
High score: 441 Average for: 350 Average against: 339
Round 1		Dunlop played #35 Peggy Grant (Columbia, SC) and lost 304 to 317 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-1, -13.
Round 2		Dunlop played #66 Tat Reistrup (Mclean, VA) and won 371 to 289 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, +69.
Round 3		Dunlop played #40 Mary Kay Huizel (Coon Rapids, MN) and won 391 to 268 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +192.
Round 4		Dunlop played #3 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 441 to 283 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +350.
Round 5		Dunlop played #76 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and lost 390 to 426 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +314.
Round 6		Dunlop played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 393 to 276 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +431.
Round 7		Dunlop played #21 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 392 to 441 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +382.
Round 8		Dunlop played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 390 to 371 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +401.
Round 9		Dunlop played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and lost 334 to 348 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +387.
Round 10		Dunlop played #2 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and lost 346 to 348 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +385.
Round 11		Dunlop played #29 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and won 350 to 305 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-5, +430.
Round 12		Dunlop played #44 Michael Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 402 to 343 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +489.
Round 13		Dunlop played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and lost 316 to 365 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, +440.
Round 14		Dunlop played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 314 to 434 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-7, +320.
Round 15		Dunlop played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 287 to 295 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-8, +312.
Round 16		Dunlop played #17 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 347 to 312 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-8, +347.
Round 17		Dunlop played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and lost 367 to 401 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-9, +313.
Round 18		Dunlop played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 350 to 313 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, +350.
Round 19		Dunlop played #53 Matt McCarthy (Cottage Grove, WI) and won 356 to 242 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +464.
Round 20		Dunlop played #11 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 306 to 386 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, +384.
Round 21		Dunlop played #62 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and lost 301 to 359 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-11, +326.
Round 22		Dunlop played #25 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 298 to 348 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, +276.
Round 23		Dunlop played #77 Joetta Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 345 to 374 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-13, +247.
Round 24		Dunlop played #42 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 313 to 261 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-13, +299.
Round 25		Dunlop played #14 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 383 to 282 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +400.
Round 26		Dunlop played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and lost 372 to 407 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, +365.
Round 27		Dunlop played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 302 to 307 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-15, +360.
Round 28		Dunlop played #31 Rebecca Gilmore (Westchester, IL) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-16, +305.

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