2012 Southwest International LLL-Note Special, Corrales, NM

June 9–10, 2012

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SWILLLNS 2012: Chris Cree [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2012 SWILLLNS. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-5, +1060, and is ranked #1.

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

[photo of Chris Cree]

Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Cree
Home: Dallas, TX, United States
Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion
Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling
Round by Round

High score: 550
Average for: 434
Average against: 375

Round 1

[photo of Sherrie Saint John]

Cree played #21 Sherrie Saint John (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 390 to 313 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +77.

Round 2

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Cree played #15 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 387 to 383 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-0, +81.

Round 3

[photo of Trey Wright]

Cree played #7 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 386 to 411 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 2-1, +56.

Round 4

[photo of Michael Thelen]

Cree played #8 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 429 to 381 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-1, +104.

Round 5

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Cree played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 451 to 460 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-2, +95.

Round 6

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Cree played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 521 to 420 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-2, +196.

Round 7

[photo of Lisa Odom]

Cree played #6 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 334 to 419 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 4-3, +111.

Round 8

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Cree played #2 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 409 to 328 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-3, +192.

Round 9

[photo of John OLaughlin]

Cree played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 550 to 350 (a spread of 200).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-3, +392.

Round 10

[photo of Michael Baker]

Cree played #10 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 400 to 415 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-4, +377.

Round 11

[photo of Steve Pellinen]

Cree played #13 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 435 to 387 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-4, +425.

Round 12

[photo of Michael Willis]

Cree played #14 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 451 to 275 (a spread of 176).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-4, +601.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Karen Merrill]

Cree played #18 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 476 to 350 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-4, +727.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Cree played #17 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 445 to 328 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 10-4, +844.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Wallace Schultz]

Cree played #12 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 375 to 519 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-5, +700.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Cree played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) again and won 463 to 324 (a spread of 139).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-5, +839.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Trey Wright]

Cree played #7 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) again and won 512 to 331 (a spread of 181).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-5, +1020.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Michael Thelen]

Cree played #8 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) again and won 397 to 357 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-5, +1060.

Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

After the Tournament  

Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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