Ted Gest [#51] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Gest currently has a record of 13-15, -187, and is ranked #84 in Division 3.

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): Ted Surname(s): Gest Home: Washington, DC, United States Occupation: Journalist NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 290/302, 6-16 -956 NSC 1990 Division: 2 NSC 1990 Rank: 75/106, 12-15 -129 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 107/122, 11-17 -614

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-8 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	3-7 (0.300)	LLLLL W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 369 Average against: 378
Round 1		Gest played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 414 to 393 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Gest had not played Miranda in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Gest played #4 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 288 to 323 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Gest had not played Babina in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -14. Gest is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Gest recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +36.
Round 4		Gest played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 365 to 358 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Gest had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +43.
Round 5		Gest played #37 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 328 to 439 (a spread of -111). Before this event, Gest had not played Druskin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-2, -68.
Round 6		Gest played #57 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 435 to 305 (a spread of 130). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gest’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +62.
Round 7		Gest played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 372 to 338 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Gest had not played Fischer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-2, +96.
Round 8		Gest played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 442 to 374 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Gest had not played Mayer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-2, +164.
Round 9		Gest played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 335 to 356 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Gest had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +143.
Round 10		Gest played #81 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 328 to 377 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Gest had not played Myers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-4, +94.
Round 11		Gest played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 276 to 490 (a spread of -214). Before this event, Gest had not played Fishman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-5, -120.
Round 12		Gest played #71 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 324 to 391 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Gest had not played Michaels in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -187.
Round 13		Gest played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) and lost 327 to 331 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Gest had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-7, -191.
Round 14		Gest played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 412 to 362 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Gest had not played Unger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-7, -141.
Round 15		Gest played #98 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 303 to 405 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Gest had not played Sealy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, -243. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Gest played #17 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 375 to 316 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Gest had not played Camper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-8, -184.
Round 17		Gest played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and won 386 to 311 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Gest had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-8, -109.
Round 18		Gest played #67 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 332 to 450 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Gest had not played Manzolillo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-9, -227.
Round 19		Gest played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 539 to 255 (a spread of 284). Before this event, Gest had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +57.
Round 20		Gest played #37 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) again and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Gest had not played Druskin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, +51.
Round 21		Gest played #4 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) again and lost 362 to 411 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Gest had not played Babina in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-11, +2.
Round 22		Gest played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 390 to 507 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Gest had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-12, -115.
Round 23		Gest played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 441 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Gest had not played Cullman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-13, -223.
Round 24		Gest played #116 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 305 to 407 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Gest had not played Van Alen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-14, -325.
Round 25		Gest played #121 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 382 to 353 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Gest had not played White in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-14, -296.
Round 26		Gest played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 461 to 385 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Gest had not played Wyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-14, -220.
Round 27		Gest played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and won 388 to 313 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Gest had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-14, -145.
Round 28		Gest played #100 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Gest had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -187.

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