NSC 2008: Ted Gest [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +241, and is ranked #47 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 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 84/129, 13-15 -187

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 385 Average against: 376
Round 1		Gest played #6 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 468 to 338 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +130.
Round 2		Gest played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 258 to 402 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Gest played #107 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 394 to 415 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -35.
Round 4		Gest played #116 Lavonne Teague (Jonesboro, GA) and lost 291 to 398 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -142.
Round 5		Gest played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 321 to 487 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-4, -308.
Round 6		Gest played #15 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 455 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-5, -395.
Round 7		Gest played #2 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 425 to 338 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-5, -308.
Round 8		Gest played #117 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 358 to 382 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-6, -332.
Round 9		Gest played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-6, -321.
Round 10		Gest played #16 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 370 to 339 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-6, -290.
Round 11		Gest played #104 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 568 to 265 (a spread of 303). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, +13.
Round 12		Gest played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 373 to 422 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-7, -36.
Round 13		Gest played #19 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 431 to 377 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-7, +18.
Round 14		Gest played #7 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and won 473 to 283 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +208.
Round 15		Gest played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 345 to 375 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, +178.
Round 16		Gest played #74 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 310 to 457 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-9, +31.
Round 17		Gest played #38 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 431 to 387 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, +75.
Round 18		Gest played #124 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 463 to 345 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, +193.
Round 19		Gest played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 299 to 491 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, +1.
Round 20		Gest played #88 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 293 to 361 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-11, -67.
Round 21		Gest played #1 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 321 to 413 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-12, -159.
Round 22		Gest played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 398 to 281 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, -42.
Round 23		Gest played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and won 449 to 336 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-12, +71.
Round 24		Gest played #12 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 411 to 401 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-12, +81.
Round 25		Gest played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 377 to 344 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-12, +114.
Round 26		Gest played #126 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 372 to 387 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-13, +99.
Round 27		Gest played #9 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 395 to 262 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, +232.
Round 28		Gest played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-13, +241. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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