NSC 2008: Marie Gier [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Marie Gier, 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 14-14, -495, and is ranked #65 in Division 4.

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

[photo of Marie Gier]

Given name(s): Marie
Surname(s): Gier
Home: Gainesville, FL, United States
Awards: completed 2005 Disney Marathon
Hobbies: music, reading
Occupation: unemployed
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 38/78, 14-13 -260
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 84/125, 14.5-16.5 -283
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 115/118, 11-20 -1377
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 101/126, 13-18 -421
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 133/150, 11.5-18.5 -432
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 108/122, 11-17 -691

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 362 Average against: 380
Round 1		Gier played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 304 to 394 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Gier played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 465 to 334 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Gier played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 453 to 351 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +143.
Round 4		Gier played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and lost 286 to 391 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +38.
Round 5		Gier played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 262 to 397 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -97.
Round 6		Gier played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-3, -93.
Round 7		Gier played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 392 to 457 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -158.
Round 8		Gier played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and won 340 to 297 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -115.
Round 9		Gier played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 264 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, +21.
Round 10		Gier played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 287 to 386 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, -78.
Round 11		Gier played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 342 to 376 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -112.
Round 12		Gier played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 376 to 344 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, -80.
Round 13		Gier played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 433 to 361 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, -8.
Round 14		Gier played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 423 to 305 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +110.
Round 15		Gier played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 403 to 376 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +137.
Round 16		Gier played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 313 to 410 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +40.
Round 17		Gier played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 215 to 442 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, -187.
Round 18		Gier played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 500 to 296 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-8, +17.
Round 19		Gier played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 332 to 440 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, -91.
Round 20		Gier played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 369 to 452 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, -174.
Round 21		Gier played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and won 415 to 387 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-10, -146.
Round 22		Gier played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and lost 337 to 460 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-11, -269.
Round 23		Gier played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 270 to 478 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -477.
Round 24		Gier played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 362 to 445 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-13, -560.
Round 25		Gier played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 423 to 351 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-13, -488.
Round 26		Gier played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 386 to 380 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-13, -482.
Round 27		Gier played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 310 to 349 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-14, -521.
Round 28		Gier played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 380 to 354 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-14, -495.

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