Ted Gest [#39] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Gest currently has a record of 11-17, -614, and is ranked #105 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
	Given name(s): Ted Surname(s): Gest Home: Washington, DC, United States Age: 59 Occupation: Journalist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	14-10 (0.583)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	8-3 (0.727)	WW LL WWWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 362 Average against: 384
Round 1		Gest played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 339 to 455 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Gest had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-1, -116.
Round 2		Gest played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 278 to 427 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Gest had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-2, -265.
Round 3		Gest played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 421 to 370 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Gest had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -214.
Round 4		Gest played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 493 to 312 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Gest had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -33.
Round 5		Gest played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 458 to 342 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Gest had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +83.
Round 6		Gest played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 327 to 354 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Gest had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +56.
Round 7		Gest played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 414 to 341 (a spread of 73) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Gest’s record vs. Titus in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, +129.
Round 8		Gest played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 408 to 352 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Gest had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +185.
Round 9		Gest played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 379 to 341 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Gest’s record vs. Miller in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +223.
Round 10		Gest played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 287 to 445 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Gest had not played Pitzer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-4, +65.
Round 11		Gest played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 301 to 427 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Gest had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-5, -61.
Round 12		Gest played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 381 to 383 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Gest had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, -63.
Round 13		Gest played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 294 to 364 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Gest had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-7, -133.
Round 14		Gest played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 369 to 426 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Gest had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-8, -190. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gest is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Gest played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 354 to 387 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Gest had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-9, -223.
Round 16		Gest played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: ODENTON, MD Gest’s record vs. Hanley in the 6 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, -213.
Round 17		Gest played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 394 to 326 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Gest had not played Houlgate-West in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-9, -145.
Round 18		Gest played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 358 to 285 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Gest had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, -72.
Round 19		Gest played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 360 to 393 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Gest had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-10, -105.
Round 20		Gest played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 372 to 375 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Gest’s record vs. Miller in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-11, -108.
Round 21		Gest played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 399 to 456 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Gest had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-12, -165.
Round 22		Gest played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 288 to 440 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Gest had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-13, -317.
Round 23		Gest played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 406 to 369 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Gest had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-13, -280.
Round 24		Gest played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 324 to 369 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Gest’s record vs. Titus in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-14, -325.
Round 25		Gest played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 284 to 523 (a spread of -239) . Before this event, Gest had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-15, -564.
Round 26		Gest played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 372 to 326 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Gest had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-15, -518.
Round 27		Gest played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 365 to 428 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Gest’s record vs. Page in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-16, -581.
Round 28		Gest played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 316 to 349 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Gest had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-17, -614.

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