Janet Griesel [#55] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Janet Griesel, 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. Griesel currently has a record of 5-16, -891, and is ranked #131 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
	Given name(s): Janet Surname(s): Griesel Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: singing, traveling, entertaining, etc... Occupation: clerical for Department of Corrections in WI

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	2-7 (0.222)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 362 Average for: 312 Average against: 352
Round 1		Griesel played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 349 to 336 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		Griesel played #25 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 337 to 310 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-0, +40.
Round 3		Griesel played #92 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 346 to 296 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-0, +90.
Round 4		Griesel played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 322 to 387 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-1, +25.
Round 5		Griesel played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 312 to 249 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-1, +88.
Round 6		Griesel played #6 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 362 to 379 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Baker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-2, +71.
Round 7		Griesel played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 247 to 460 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Cook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-3, -142.
Round 8		Griesel played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 280 to 327 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -189.
Round 9		Griesel played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 348 to 304 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-4, -145.
Round 10		Griesel played #132 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 275 to 398 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Vargas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-5, -268.
Round 11		Griesel played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and lost 274 to 365 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Lundeen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-6, -359.
Round 12		Griesel played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 300 to 328 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-7, -387.
Round 13		Griesel played #56 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 289 to 363 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Hamilton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-8, -461.
Round 14		Griesel played #45 Gioia Fonda (Sacramento, CA) and lost 324 to 356 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Fonda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-9, -493.
Round 15		Griesel played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Griesel had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 5-10, -591.
Round 16		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 5-11, -641.
Round 17		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 5-12, -691.
Round 18		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 5-13, -741.
Round 19		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-14, -791.
Round 20		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-15, -841.
Round 21		Griesel recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-16, -891.

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