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Janet Gray [#57] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Janet Gray, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Gray currently has a record of 13-17, -392, and is ranked #130 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

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Given name(s): Janet
Surname(s): Gray
Home: Clawson, MI, United States
Age: 44
Awards:
Hobbies:
Occupation: Umemployed

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event12-20 (0.375) 
Past 1-12 months5-7 (0.417)W L WWW LLLL W LL
Past 13-24 months0-4 (0.000)LLLL
Past 25-36 months5-3 (0.625)WWW L W LL W
Past 37-48 months2-6 (0.250)WW LLLLLL
Past 49-60 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 460
Average for: 367
Average against: 380

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

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Gray played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 320 to 463 (a spread of -143) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Moniz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #157.

Current record: 0-1, -143.

Round 2

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Gray played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 240 to 475 (a spread of -235) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Cramer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #168.

Current record: 0-2, -378.

Round 3

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Gray played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 343 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Muhling in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #145.

Current record: 1-2, -345.

Round 4

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Gray played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 407 to 320 (a spread of 87) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Brooks in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 2-2, -258.

Round 5

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Gray played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 395 to 348 (a spread of 47) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Gee in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 3-2, -211.

Round 6

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Gray played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 377 to 322 (a spread of 55) .

The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: BATTLE CREEK, MI

Gray's record vs. Kennerk in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 4-2, -156.

Round 7

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Gray played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 390 to 319 (a spread of 71) .

The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Gray's record vs. Sealy in the 5 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 5-2, -85.

Round 8

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Gray played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 404 to 409 (a spread of -5) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 5-3, -90.

Round 9

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Gray played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 303 to 309 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 5-4, -96.

Round 10

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Gray played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 270 to 431 (a spread of -161) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 5-5, -257.

Round 11

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Gray played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 344 to 359 (a spread of -15) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 5-6, -272.

Round 12

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Gray played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 460 to 328 (a spread of 132) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Margolis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 6-6, -140.

Round 13

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Gray played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 423 to 406 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Alexander in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 7-6, -123.

Round 14

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Gray played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 412 to 382 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Loritz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 8-6, -93.

Round 15

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Gray played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 415 to 305 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Wood in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 9-6, +17.

Round 16

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Gray played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 385 to 346 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Schultz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 10-6, +56.

Round 17

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Gray played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 10-7, +42.

Round 18

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Gray played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 328 to 399 (a spread of -71) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Thomas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 10-8, -29.

Round 19

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Gray played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 355 to 448 (a spread of -93) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 10-9, -122.

Round 20

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Gray played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 441 (a spread of -123) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Hanley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-10, -245.

Round 21

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Gray played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 383 to 350 (a spread of 33) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 11-10, -212.

Round 22

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Gray played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 11-11, -218.

Round 23

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Gray played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 338 to 347 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Davis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 11-12, -227.

Round 24

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Gray played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 390 to 435 (a spread of -45) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Colwell in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 11-13, -272.

Round 25

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Gray played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 383 to 415 (a spread of -32) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Wood in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 11-14, -304.

Round 26

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Gray played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 332 to 423 (a spread of -91) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Weiss in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 11-15, -395.

Round 27

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Gray played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 314 to 379 (a spread of -65) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Fisher in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #139.

Current record: 11-16, -460.

Round 28

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Gray played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 410 to 419 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Loritz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #145.

Current record: 11-17, -469.

Round 29

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Gray played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 340 (a spread of 51) .

Before this event, Gray had not played McCarley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #141.

Current record: 12-17, -418.

Round 30

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Gray played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 404 to 378 (a spread of 26) .

The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: PORT HURON, MI

Gray's record vs. Rawlins in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 13-17, -392.


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