Gail Linn [#42] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gail Linn, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Linn currently has a record of 15-15, +510, and is ranked #39 in Division 5.

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): Gail Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Age: 52 Awards: Kappa Gamma Pi and Volunteer Awards Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, Entertaining and Traveling Occupation: Audiologist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-20 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	5-7 (0.417)	L W L WW LLLL WW L
Past 49-60 months	4-6 (0.400)	LL W LLL W L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 361 Average against: 348
Round 1		Linn played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 369 to 320 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Linn had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Linn played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 416 to 396 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Linn had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +69.
Round 3		Linn played #92 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 398 to 423 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Linn had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +44. Linn is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Linn played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and lost 347 to 351 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Linn had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +40.
Round 5		Linn played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 338 to 319 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Linn had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +59.
Round 6		Linn recorded a win with a spread of 88 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +147.
Round 7		Linn played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 244 to 353 (a spread of -109) . The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN Linn's record vs. Cann 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +38.
Round 8		Linn played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 312 to 415 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Linn had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, -65.
Round 9		Linn played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 393 to 402 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Linn had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, -74.
Round 10		Linn played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 304 to 483 (a spread of -179) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: PANAMA CANAL CRUISE Linn's record vs. Baker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-6, -253.
Round 11		Linn played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 377 to 406 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO,NV Linn's record vs. Barker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-7, -282.
Round 12		Linn played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Linn had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-8, -296.
Round 13		Linn played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 326 to 336 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Linn had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-9, -306. Linn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14		Linn played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 488 to 372 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Linn had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-9, -190.
Round 15		Linn played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 322 to 363 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 1999-12 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Linn's record vs. Gannon 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: #77. Current record: 5-10, -231.
Round 16		Linn played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 294 to 343 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Linn had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-11, -280.
Round 17		Linn played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 343 to 354 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: NORWAY TOURNAMENT Linn's record vs. Shapiro in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-12, -291.
Round 18		Linn played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 458 to 265 (a spread of 193) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Linn's record vs. Agdeppa in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-12, -98.
Round 19		Linn played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 285 to 334 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Linn had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-13, -147.
Round 20		Linn played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 403 to 321 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Linn had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-13, -65.
Round 21		Linn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-13, -15.
Round 22		Linn played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 401 to 329 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Linn had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-13, +57.
Round 23		Linn played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 455 to 299 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Linn had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-13, +213.
Round 24		Linn played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and won 365 to 277 (a spread of 88) . The last time these two played was 1999-12 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Linn's record vs. Gannon 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: #52. Current record: 11-13, +301.
Round 25		Linn played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 328 to 331 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Linn had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-14, +298.
Round 26		Linn played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 365 to 306 (a spread of 59) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Linn's record vs. Francis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-14, +357.
Round 27		Linn played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 354 to 302 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: SHELTON, CT Linn's record vs. Naples 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +409.
Round 28		Linn played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 339 to 322 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Linn had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, +426.
Round 29		Linn played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 379 to 281 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Linn had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-14, +524.
Round 30		Linn played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 341 to 355 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Linn had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, +510.

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