Daniel Gerling [#22] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Daniel Gerling, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Gerling currently has a record of 19.5-10.5, +473, and is ranked #5 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): Daniel Surname(s): Gerling Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 27 Occupation: student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 370 Average against: 354
Round 1		Gerling played #58 Sarah Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and won 377 to 323 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2		Gerling played #74 Margaret West (Calgary AB) and won 354 to 343 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Gerling had not played West in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +65.
Round 3		Gerling played #64 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and lost 351 to 378 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Skylstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +38.
Round 4		Gerling played #67 Eunice Smith (Southfield, MI) and won 372 to 342 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +68.
Round 5		Gerling played #23 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 350 to 367 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +51.
Round 6		Gerling played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 348 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +46.
Round 7		Gerling played #9 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 417 to 347 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Bremond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +116.
Round 8		Gerling played #21 Gregory Gebbie (Slidell, LA) and lost 371 to 401 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Gebbie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +86. Gerling is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Gerling played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 379 to 375 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Gerling had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +90.
Round 10		Gerling played #45 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 393 to 459 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Gerling had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, +24.
Round 11		Gerling played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 423 to 368 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +79.
Round 12		Gerling played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 226 to 425 (a spread of -199) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, -120.
Round 13		Gerling played #34 Amy Knight (Brandon MB) and won 431 to 430 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Knight in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, -119.
Round 14		Gerling played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 373 to 384 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -130.
Round 15		Gerling played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 415 to 295 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, -10.
Round 16		Gerling played #23 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 337 to 328 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-7, -1.
Round 17		Gerling played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and won 345 to 326 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +18.
Round 18		Gerling played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 377 to 370 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Gerling had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +25.
Round 19		Gerling played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 398 to 252 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +171.
Round 20		Gerling played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 345 to 430 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +86.
Round 21		Gerling played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 509 to 258 (a spread of 251) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +337.
Round 22		Gerling played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and won 356 to 330 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +363.
Round 23		Gerling played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and tied at 316 . Before this event, Gerling had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +363.
Round 24		Gerling played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 367 to 334 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +396.
Round 25		Gerling played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and won 404 to 360 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +440.
Round 26		Gerling played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 384 to 385 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +439.
Round 27		Gerling played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 254 to 342 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Gerling had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +351.
Round 28		Gerling played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 412 to 312 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +451.
Round 29		Gerling played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Gerling had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +465.
Round 30		Gerling played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Gerling had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +473. Gerling is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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