Gary Moss [#91] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Moss, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Moss currently has a record of 12-16, -40, and is ranked #98 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): Gary Surname(s): Moss Home: Laguna Woods, CA, United States Age: 63 Awards: Southern California Scrabble Hall of Fame; Michigan Minuteman Award Hobbies: HEARTS (The Card Game); Humming Show Tunes Occupation: Jack Of All Trades

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	58-48 (0.547)
Past 1-12 months	25-19 (0.568)	W LL WW L W LLLLL WW L WWWWW L WWWW L WW LLL WWW LLLLL WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-11 (0.450)	LLLL WW LL W L WW L WW L W L W L
Past 25-36 months	8-7 (0.533)	W L W LL WW LLL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	6-5 (0.545)	WWW LL WW LL W L
Past 49-60 months	9-2 (0.818)	WW L WWWW L WWW
Past 61-72 months	1-4 (0.200)	L W LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 368 Average against: 370
Round 1		Moss played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 372 to 358 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Moss had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Moss played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 322 to 438 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Moss had not played Sugano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-1, -102.
Round 3		Moss played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 515 to 290 (a spread of 225) . Before this event, Moss had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +123.
Round 4		Moss played #137 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 459 to 304 (a spread of 155) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Moss’s record vs. Frank in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-7 (0.417). Past 1-12 months: WWLL. Past 13-24 months: LLLLWL. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +278.
Round 5		Moss played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and lost 416 to 424 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Moss’s record vs. Lapinski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWLWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, +270.
Round 6		Moss played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 325 to 344 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Moss had not played Fialkow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +251.
Round 7		Moss played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 313 to 424 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moss’s record vs. Martin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-4, +140.
Round 8		Moss played #21 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 358 to 462 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Moss had not played Collins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, +36.
Round 9		Moss played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 380 to 281 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Moss’s record vs. Cowan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-5, +135.
Round 10		Moss played #64 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 405 to 318 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Moss had not played Kelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, +222.
Round 11		Moss played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 321 to 458 (a spread of -137) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: LAGUNA WOOD, CA Moss’s record vs. Knapp in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLWWLLW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, +85.
Round 12		Moss played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 329 to 438 (a spread of -109) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moss’s record vs. Michaels in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-7, -24.
Round 13		Moss played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 290 to 427 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Moss had not played Unger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-8, -161.
Round 14		Moss played #5 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 478 to 297 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Moss had not played Atwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-8, +20.
Round 15		Moss played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 365 to 359 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Moss had not played Fatsis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, +26.
Round 16		Moss played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 320 to 335 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moss’s record vs. Igra in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-9, +11.
Round 17		Moss played #76 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 331 to 353 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Moss had not played Lyons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -11.
Round 18		Moss played #75 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 423 to 336 (a spread of 87) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: LAGUNA WOOD, CA Moss’s record vs. Loritz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LLWLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-10, +76.
Round 19		Moss played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 324 to 339 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: LAGUNA WOOD, CA Moss’s record vs. Nelson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-11, +61.
Round 20		Moss played #16 Vince Castellano (Toronto ON) and lost 335 to 370 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Moss had not played Castellano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-12, +26.
Round 21		Moss played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 386 to 299 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Moss had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, +113.
Round 22		Moss played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Moss had not played Starr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-12, +139.
Round 23		Moss played #10 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 276 to 398 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Moss had not played Bogle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-13, +17.
Round 24		Moss played #89 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Moss’s record vs. Mocine in the 6 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-13, +55.
Round 25		Moss played #115 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and lost 337 to 411 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Moss’s record vs. Stewart in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, -19.
Round 26		Moss played #69 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 442 to 460 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Moss’s record vs. Knapp in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-15, -37.
Round 27		Moss played #29 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Moss had not played Diener in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-16, -110.
Round 28		Moss played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 384 to 314 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Moss had not played Gove in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-16, -40.

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