Kathy Gray [#58] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kathy Gray, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Gray currently has a record of 14-16, -420, and is ranked #110 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): Kathy Surname(s): Gray Home: Annapolis, MD, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	17-31 (0.354)
Past 1-12 months	1-5 (0.167)	LLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	5-7 (0.417)	LL W L W L W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-9 (0.308)	W LLLL W LLLL WW L
Past 37-48 months	4-6 (0.400)	LLL WWW LL W L
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W LL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 472 Average for: 358 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Gray is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Gray played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 343 to 373 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Gray had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-1, -30.
Round 2		Gray played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 365 to 307 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Gray had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Gray played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 472 to 403 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Gray had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-1, +97.
Round 4		Gray played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 351 to 293 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Gray had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-1, +155.
Round 5		Gray played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 333 to 406 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Gray had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-2, +82.
Round 6		Gray played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 346 to 395 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Gray had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, +33.
Round 7		Gray played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 468 to 363 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Gray had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-3, +138.
Round 8		Gray played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 346 to 430 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Gray had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-4, +54.
Round 9		Gray played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 456 to 316 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Gray had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, +194.
Round 10		Gray played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 329 to 432 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Gray had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-5, +91.
Round 11		Gray played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 333 to 434 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Gray had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-6, -10.
Round 12		Gray played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 291 to 482 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Gray had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-7, -201.
Round 13		Gray played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 349 to 338 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Gray had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-7, -190.
Round 14		Gray played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 257 to 398 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Gray had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 6-8, -331.
Round 15		Gray played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 461 to 341 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gray's record vs. Brooks in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-8, -211.
Round 16		Gray played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 292 to 504 (a spread of -212) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Gray's record vs. Kilpatrick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7-9, -423.
Round 17		Gray played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 288 to 410 (a spread of -122) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Gray's record vs. Hanley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 7-10, -545.
Round 18		Gray played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 364 to 400 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Gray had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 7-11, -581.
Round 19		Gray played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 317 to 381 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Gray had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 7-12, -645.
Round 20		Gray played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 390 to 322 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Gray had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 8-12, -577.
Round 21		Gray played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 336 to 402 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA Gray's record vs. Smith in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 8-13, -643.
Round 22		Gray played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 351 to 317 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Gray had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 9-13, -609.
Round 23		Gray played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 309 to 348 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Gray had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 9-14, -648.
Round 24		Gray played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 321 to 466 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Gray had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 9-15, -793.
Round 25		Gray played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 310 to 292 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gray had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 10-15, -775.
Round 26		Gray played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 398 to 253 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Gray had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 11-15, -630.
Round 27		Gray played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 316 to 367 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Gray had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 11-16, -681.
Round 28		Gray played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 448 to 248 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Gray had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 12-16, -481.
Round 29		Gray played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 353 to 297 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Gray had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 13-16, -425.
Round 30		Gray played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 437 to 432 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Gray had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 14-16, -420.

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