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Lizzy Kate Gray [#53] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Lizzy Kate Gray, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Gray currently has a record of 18-10, +339, and is ranked #15 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

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Given name(s): Lizzy Kate
Surname(s): Gray
Home: Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Hobbies: sociology, music
Occupation: student

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event4-7 (0.364) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 months4-7 (0.364)LLLL WW L W LL W
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 473
Average for: 360
Average against: 348

Round 1

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Gray played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 348 to 236 (a spread of 112) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Vantol in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-0, +112.

Round 2

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Gray played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Callaway in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-0, +147.

Round 3

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Gray played #52 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and won 364 to 312 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Gould in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-0, +199.

Round 4

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Gray played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and won 408 to 348 (a spread of 60) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Kout in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-0, +259.

Round 5

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Gray played #13 Mike Bell (Hillman, MI) and won 373 to 343 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Bell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-0, +289.

Round 6

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Gray played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 335 (a spread of 54) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Julian in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-0, +343.

Round 7

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Gray played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and won 343 to 316 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Portinga in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-0, +370.

Round 8

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Gray played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 377 to 322 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Barker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-0, +425.

Round 9

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Gray played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Kaye in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-1, +413.

Round 10

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Gray played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 372 to 335 (a spread of 37) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Nang in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-1, +450.

Round 11

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Gray played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 347 to 385 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Meeden in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-2, +412.

Round 12

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Gray played #50 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 378 to 288 (a spread of 90) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Gillis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-2, +502.

Gray is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 13

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Gray played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 473 to 303 (a spread of 170) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Hopper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-2, +672.

Round 14

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Gray played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 313 to 408 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Justice in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-3, +577.

Gray is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Gray is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).

Round 15

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Gray played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 317 (a spread of 80) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Hopper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-3, +657.

Round 16

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Gray played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Conrad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 13-3, +677.

Round 17

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Gray played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 13-4, +648.

Round 18

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Gray played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 349 to 405 (a spread of -56) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-5, +592.

Round 19

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Gray played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 251 to 442 (a spread of -191) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-6, +401.

Round 20

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Gray played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 365 to 426 (a spread of -61) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 13-7, +340.

Round 21

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Gray played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Briggs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-7, +402.

Round 22

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Gray played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 374 to 341 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Kaye in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15-7, +435.

Round 23

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Gray played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 367 to 350 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Buckley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 16-7, +452.

Round 24

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Gray played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 319 to 387 (a spread of -68) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV

Gray’s record vs. Kinsella in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
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: #12.

Current record: 16-8, +384.

Round 25

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Gray played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 251 to 414 (a spread of -163) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Nang in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 16-9, +221.

Round 26

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Gray played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 352 to 276 (a spread of 76) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Donegan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 17-9, +297.

Round 27

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Gray played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 381 to 322 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Buckley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 18-9, +356.

Round 28

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Gray played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 299 to 316 (a spread of -17) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Meeden in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-10, +339.


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