Gigi Miller [#77] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Giezelle Miller, 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. Miller currently has a record of 16-12, -112, and is ranked #35 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): Giezelle Surname(s): Miller Home: Sparks, NV, United States Age: 43 Occupation: legal secretary

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	59-47 (0.557)
Past 1-12 months	7-11 (0.389)	LLLL W LLL WWWWW LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	13-11 (0.542)	WWW L W LL W L W L WWW LLL W L WW LL W
Past 25-36 months	9-8 (0.529)	LLL WWW LL W L WWW L W L W
Past 37-48 months	15-9 (0.625)	L WWWWWWW L W L WW L W L W L W LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	10-5 (0.667)	WWWWWW L W L WW L W LL
Past 61-72 months	5-3 (0.625)	W LL WW L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 451 Average for: 360 Average against: 364
Round 1		Miller played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and won 341 to 321 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Miller had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Miller played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 352 to 385 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Miller’s record vs. De Guzman 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: #73. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3		Miller played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 341 to 388 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Miller had not played Nellis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -60.
Round 4		Miller played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 314 to 317 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Miller had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-3, -63.
Round 5		Miller played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Miller’s record vs. Louie 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: #74. Current record: 2-3, -32.
Round 6		Miller played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 409 to 376 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Miller had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, +1. Miller is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Miller played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 361 to 347 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Miller had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, +15.
Round 8		Miller played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 451 to 366 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Pitzer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +100.
Round 9		Miller played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 379 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Gest 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: #53. Current record: 5-4, +62.
Round 10		Miller played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 395 to 419 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Miller’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #65. Current record: 5-5, +38.
Round 11		Miller played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 329 to 383 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Miller had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -16.
Round 12		Miller played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 310 to 334 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Miller had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-7, -40. Miller is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Miller played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 354 to 356 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Cohen 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: #89. Current record: 5-8, -42.
Round 14		Miller played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 338 to 325 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Miller had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-8, -29.
Round 15		Miller played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 382 to 368 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Miller had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -15.
Round 16		Miller played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Miller had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-8, +10.
Round 17		Miller played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 342 to 335 (a spread of 7) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Umali in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #51. Current record: 9-8, +17.
Round 18		Miller played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and lost 285 to 508 (a spread of -223) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Dolgenos in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, -206.
Round 19		Miller played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 423 to 289 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Miller had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, -72.
Round 20		Miller played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 375 to 372 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Gest 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: #48. Current record: 11-9, -69.
Round 21		Miller played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 365 to 291 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Savadge in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +5.
Round 22		Miller played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 379 to 338 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Koselke in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +46.
Round 23		Miller played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 312 to 440 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Houlgate-West in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WWLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, -82.
Round 24		Miller played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 288 to 374 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Miller had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-11, -168.
Round 25		Miller played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 432 to 391 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Sun 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: #42. Current record: 14-11, -127.
Round 26		Miller played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 350 to 335 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Miller had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-11, -112. Miller is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Miller played #44 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 369 to 364 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Miller’s record vs. Gray 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: #27. Current record: 16-11, -107.
Round 28		Miller played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 342 to 347 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Miller had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-12, -112.

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