Marilyn Gage [#34] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marilyn R. Gage, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Gage currently has a record of 12.5-15.5, -417, and is ranked #86 in Division 4.

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): Marilyn R. Surname(s): Gage Home: Castro Valley, CA, United States Age: 62 Awards: Lucy Dewey Award (school-related); 40-year-career in teaching Hobbies: Piano playing, reading, languages Occupation: Retired Elementary Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	35.5-46.5 (0.433)
Past 1-12 months	8-10 (0.444)	LL W LL W LLL WW L W L W L WW
Past 13-24 months	5-11 (0.312)	L W LLLLL WW L W LL W LL
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	LLL WW L WW L
Past 37-48 months	8.5-5.5 (0.607)	W L WWW L W LL WWTW L
Past 49-60 months	2-10 (0.167)	W L W LLLLLLLLL
Past 61-72 months	8-5 (0.615)	WWWW L WW LLL WW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 536 Average for: 354 Average against: 371
Round 1		Gage played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 244 to 526 (a spread of -282) . Before this event, Gage had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -282.
Round 2		Gage played #75 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 306 to 413 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Gage had not played Michlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-2, -389.
Round 3		Gage played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 333 to 324 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Gage had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-2, -380.
Round 4		Gage played #82 Brett Myers (Cumming, GA) and lost 352 to 377 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Gage had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, -405.
Round 5		Gage played #36 Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Gage had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-4, -425.
Round 6		Gage played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 309 to 424 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gage’s record vs. Pitzer 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: #121. Current record: 1-5, -540.
Round 7		Gage played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 316 to 405 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Gage’s record vs. Pipi in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-6, -629.
Round 8		Gage played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and tied at 315 . Before this event, Gage had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1.5-6.5, -629.
Round 9		Gage played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and won 420 to 263 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Gage had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2.5-6.5, -472.
Round 10		Gage played #84 Paul Myers (Perris, CA) and lost 357 to 396 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Gage had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2.5-7.5, -511.
Round 11		Gage played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 292 to 404 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Gage had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2.5-8.5, -623.
Round 12		Gage recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -573.
Round 13		Gage played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 355 to 300 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Gage had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -518.
Round 14		Gage played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 302 to 343 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Gage had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -559.
Round 15		Gage played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 292 to 373 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Gage had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -640.
Round 16		Gage played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 339 to 363 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: SAN JOSE, CA Gage’s record vs. DeMers in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -664.
Round 17		Gage played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 536 to 270 (a spread of 266) . Before this event, Gage had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -398.
Round 18		Gage played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Gage had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -376.
Round 19		Gage played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 331 to 437 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Gage had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -482.
Round 20		Gage played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 368 to 343 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: SAN JOSE, CA Gage’s record vs. DeMers in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -457.
Round 21		Gage played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 323 to 425 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Gage had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -559.
Round 22		Gage played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 291 to 433 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Gage had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7.5-14.5, -701.
Round 23		Gage played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 274 to 470 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Gage had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7.5-15.5, -897.
Round 24		Gage played #67 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 383 to 341 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Gage had not played Laatz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8.5-15.5, -855.
Round 25		Gage played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 377 to 302 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Gage had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -780.
Round 26		Gage played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 452 to 321 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Gage had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -649.
Round 27		Gage played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 457 to 371 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Gage had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -563.
Round 28		Gage played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and won 462 to 316 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Gage had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -417.

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