Gail Linn [#52] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gail A. Linn, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Linn currently has a record of 16-12, +546, and is ranked #20 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 A. Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Age: 53 Awards: Wrote, composed the music and directed two murder mystery dinner theatre plays Hobbies: travel, ping pong, family Occupation: Audiologist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	32-47 (0.405)
Past 1-12 months	8-7 (0.533)	L WWWW LLLL WW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	7-9 (0.438)	LL W L WWW LLL WW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	2-10 (0.167)	L W LLLLL W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	5-1 (0.833)	WWWW L W
Past 49-60 months	10-9 (0.526)	LL WWWWWW LLLL WW L W LL W
Past 61-72 months	0-11 (0.000)	LLLLLLLLLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 458 Average for: 368 Average against: 348
Round 1		Linn played #41 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Linn had not played Jaslow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Linn played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 400 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Linn had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3		Linn played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 458 to 301 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Linn had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-2, +82.
Round 4		Linn played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 447 to 316 (a spread of 131) . The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN Linn’s record vs. Lossing 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +213.
Round 5		Linn played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 342 to 415 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Linn had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, +140.
Round 6		Linn played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 403 to 327 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Linn had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +216.
Round 7		Linn played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 299 to 351 (a spread of -52) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Linn’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, +164.
Round 8		Linn played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and lost 286 to 387 (a spread of -101) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Linn’s record vs. Anderson 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: #56. Current record: 3-5, +63.
Round 9		Linn played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 328 to 347 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Linn’s record vs. Siedschlag 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: #68. Current record: 3-6, +44.
Round 10		Linn played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 271 to 347 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Linn had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-7, -32.
Round 11		Linn played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 403 to 363 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Linn’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-7, +8.
Round 12		Linn played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 342 to 339 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Linn had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-7, +11.
Round 13		Linn played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 340 to 368 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PROVENCE, FRANCE Linn’s record vs. Epstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-8, -17.
Round 14		Linn played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 330 to 339 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Linn had not played Gremaud in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-9, -26.
Round 15		Linn played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 432 to 306 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Linn had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-9, +100.
Round 16		Linn played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 404 to 369 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Linn had not played Zollinger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-9, +135.
Round 17		Linn played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 293 to 319 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Linn had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-10, +109.
Round 18		Linn played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 417 to 271 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Linn had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-10, +255.
Round 19		Linn played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 321 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Linn’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-10, +354.
Round 20		Linn played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 385 to 395 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Linn had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-11, +344.
Round 21		Linn played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and won 417 to 392 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Linn had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, +369. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Linn played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 391 to 341 (a spread of 50) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: PRAGUE, BUDAPEST TOURNAMENT Linn’s record vs. Mahnken in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWLW. 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: #40. Current record: 11-11, +419.
Round 23		Linn played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and won 312 to 278 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Linn had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-11, +453.
Round 24		Linn played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 386 to 322 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Linn had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, +517.
Round 25		Linn played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 368 to 364 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Linn had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +521.
Round 26		Linn played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 387 to 444 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Linn had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-12, +464.
Round 27		Linn played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 347 to 319 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Linn had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-12, +492.
Round 28		Linn played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 390 to 336 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Linn had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +546.

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