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Kathy Gray [#58] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kathy 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 14-16, -420, and is ranked #110 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): Kathy
Surname(s): Gray
Home: Annapolis, MD, United States
Age: 43
Hobbies: Scrabble
Occupation: Software Engineer

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event17-31 (0.354) 
Past 1-12 months1-5 (0.167)LLLL W L
Past 13-24 months5-7 (0.417)LL W L W L W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months4-9 (0.308)W LLLL W LLLL WW L
Past 37-48 months4-6 (0.400)LLL WWW LL W L
Past 49-60 months3-4 (0.429)L W LL W L W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 472
Average for: 358
Average against: 372

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

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Gray played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 343 to 373 (a spread of -30) .

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

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 0-1, -30.

Round 2

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Gray played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 365 to 307 (a spread of 58) .

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

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-1, +28.

Round 3

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Gray played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 472 to 403 (a spread of 69) .

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

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 2-1, +97.

Round 4

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Gray played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 351 to 293 (a spread of 58) .

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

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-1, +155.

Round 5

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Gray played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 333 to 406 (a spread of -73) .

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

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 3-2, +82.

Round 6

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Gray played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 346 to 395 (a spread of -49) .

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

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 3-3, +33.

Round 7

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Gray played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 468 to 363 (a spread of 105) .

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

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 4-3, +138.

Round 8

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Gray played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 346 to 430 (a spread of -84) .

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

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 4-4, +54.

Round 9

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Gray played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 456 to 316 (a spread of 140) .

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

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 5-4, +194.

Round 10

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Gray played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 329 to 432 (a spread of -103) .

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

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 5-5, +91.

Round 11

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Gray played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 333 to 434 (a spread of -101) .

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

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 5-6, -10.

Round 12

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Gray played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 291 to 482 (a spread of -191) .

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

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 5-7, -201.

Round 13

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Gray played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 349 to 338 (a spread of 11) .

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

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 6-7, -190.

Round 14

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Gray played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 257 to 398 (a spread of -141) .

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

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 6-8, -331.

Round 15

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Gray played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 461 to 341 (a spread of 120) .

The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Gray's record vs. Brooks 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 7-8, -211.

Round 16

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Gray played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 292 to 504 (a spread of -212) .

The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD

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

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 7-9, -423.

Round 17

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Gray played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 288 to 410 (a spread of -122) .

The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD

Gray's record vs. Hanley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #141.

Current record: 7-10, -545.

Round 18

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Gray played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 364 to 400 (a spread of -36) .

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

Current ranking: #147.

Current record: 7-11, -581.

Round 19

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Gray played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 317 to 381 (a spread of -64) .

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

Current ranking: #151.

Current record: 7-12, -645.

Round 20

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Gray played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 390 to 322 (a spread of 68) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #141.

Current record: 8-12, -577.

Round 21

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Gray played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 336 to 402 (a spread of -66) .

The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA

Gray's record vs. Smith in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: LL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #149.

Current record: 8-13, -643.

Round 22

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Gray played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 351 to 317 (a spread of 34) .

Before this event, Gray had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 9-13, -609.

Round 23

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Gray played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 309 to 348 (a spread of -39) .

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

Current ranking: #149.

Current record: 9-14, -648.

Round 24

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Gray played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 321 to 466 (a spread of -145) .

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

Current ranking: #154.

Current record: 9-15, -793.

Round 25

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Gray played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 310 to 292 (a spread of 18) .

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

Current ranking: #147.

Current record: 10-15, -775.

Round 26

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Gray played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 398 to 253 (a spread of 145) .

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

Current ranking: #137.

Current record: 11-15, -630.

Round 27

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Gray played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 316 to 367 (a spread of -51) .

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

Current ranking: #141.

Current record: 11-16, -681.

Round 28

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Gray played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 448 to 248 (a spread of 200) .

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

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 12-16, -481.

Round 29

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Gray played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 353 to 297 (a spread of 56) .

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

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 13-16, -425.

Round 30

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Gray played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 437 to 432 (a spread of 5) .

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

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 14-16, -420.


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