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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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saint_john_sherrie.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_trey_2.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thelen_michael_2.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa_3.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/willis_michael.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/merrill_karen.jpeg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schultz_wallace_2.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_trey_2.jpg)
| 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]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thelen_michael_2.jpg)
| 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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