Gerri Martin [#88] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gerri Martin, 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. Martin currently has a record of 17-13, +540, and is ranked #37 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): Gerri Surname(s): Martin Home: Casselberry, FL, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: reading, scrabble Occupation: jewelry designer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	61-64 (0.488)
Past 1-12 months	11-6 (0.647)	LLL WWWWWWWW L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	L WW L W LLLL WW L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	15-14 (0.517)	LL W L W LLLL W L WWWW L W L WWWW LLL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	13-16 (0.448)	LLLLLLLL WW LL W L W L WWWW L WWW L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	14-20 (0.412)	LLLLLL WW LLL WWW L W L WWW LL W L W LLLL W LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 551 Average for: 391 Average against: 373
Round 1		Martin played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 551 to 279 (a spread of 272) . Before this event, Martin had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +272.
Round 2		Martin played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 367 to 415 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Martin's record vs. Nelson in the 5 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. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +224.
Round 3		Martin played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 478 to 345 (a spread of 133) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Martin's record vs. Fisher in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +357.
Round 4		Martin played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and won 405 to 380 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: CAPE COD, MA Martin's record vs. Fassio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +382.
Round 5		Martin played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 372 to 332 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Martin had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +422.
Round 6		Martin played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 388 to 298 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Martin had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +512.
Round 7		Martin played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 349 to 362 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Martin had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +499.
Round 8		Martin played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 419 to 375 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Martin had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +543.
Round 9		Martin played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 401 to 399 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Martin had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +545. Martin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Martin played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 483 to 412 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Martin had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +616.
Round 11		Martin played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 375 to 369 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Martin had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +622.
Round 12		Martin played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 310 to 412 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Martin had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +520.
Round 13		Martin played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 432 to 397 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Martin had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-3, +555.
Round 14		Martin played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 280 to 437 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Martin had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-4, +398.
Round 15		Martin played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 337 to 356 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Martin's record vs. Scheiten 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: #21. Current record: 10-5, +379. Martin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Martin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Martin played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 384 to 402 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Martin had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-6, +361.
Round 17		Martin played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 449 to 318 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Martin had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +492.
Round 18		Martin played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 313 to 441 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: COLLEGE PARK, GA Martin's record vs. Gillis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-7, +364.
Round 19		Martin played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 322 to 394 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 1999-10 at: PLAINVIEW, LI Martin's record vs. Neugroschl 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: #43. Current record: 11-8, +292.
Round 20		Martin played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 368 to 342 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Martin had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-8, +318.
Round 21		Martin played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 436 to 398 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Martin's record vs. Morehead 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: #25. Current record: 13-8, +356.
Round 22		Martin played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 349 to 393 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Martin had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-9, +312.
Round 23		Martin played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 395 to 333 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Martin had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-9, +374.
Round 24		Martin played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 476 to 303 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Martin had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +547.
Round 25		Martin played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Martin had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-10, +544.
Round 26		Martin played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 410 to 468 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Martin had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-11, +486.
Round 27		Martin played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 403 to 404 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Martin had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-12, +485.
Round 28		Martin played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 324 to 379 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Martin had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-13, +430.
Round 29		Martin played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 390 to 306 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Martin had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-13, +514.
Round 30		Martin played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 375 to 349 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Martin had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 17-13, +540.

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