Gerry Smith [#116] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gerry Smith, 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. Smith currently has a record of 15-13, -201, and is ranked #51 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): Gerry Surname(s): Smith Home: North Lauderdale, FL, United States Occupation: College Instructor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-10 (0.524)
Past 1-12 months	11-10 (0.524)	L WWW LLL WW L WW L W L WW L W LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 375 Average against: 383
Round 1		Smith played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 404 to 383 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Smith had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Smith played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 405 to 427 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Smith had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, -1.
Round 3		Smith played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 404 to 391 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Smith had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, +12.
Round 4		Smith played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 349 to 309 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Smith had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +52.
Round 5		Smith played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 369 to 367 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Smith had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-1, +54.
Round 6		Smith played #5 Paul Baginski (Berkeley, CA) and lost 383 to 468 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Smith had not played Baginski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, -31.
Round 7		Smith played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 349 to 407 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Smith had not played Umali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-3, -89.
Round 8		Smith played #67 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 326 to 425 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Smith had not played Laatz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-4, -188.
Round 9		Smith played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 427 to 233 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, Smith had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-4, +6.
Round 10		Smith played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 437 to 356 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Smith had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-4, +87.
Round 11		Smith played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 374 to 347 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: STUART, FL Smith’s record vs. Dinning in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-4, +114.
Round 12		Smith played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and won 366 to 353 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Smith had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +127.
Round 13		Smith played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 334 to 292 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Smith had not played Nellis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +169.
Round 14		Smith played #44 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 384 to 360 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Smith had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-4, +193.
Round 15		Smith played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 320 to 394 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Smith had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +119.
Round 16		Smith played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 409 to 327 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Smith had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +201. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Smith played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 419 to 344 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Smith had not played Anstandig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +276. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Smith is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Smith played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 401 to 400 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Smith had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +277.
Round 19		Smith played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 387 to 457 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Smith had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +207.
Round 20		Smith played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 268 to 449 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Smith had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-7, +26.
Round 21		Smith played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 324 to 460 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Smith had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-8, -110.
Round 22		Smith played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Smith had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-9, -192.
Round 23		Smith played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 367 to 449 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Smith’s record vs. Gooley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #43. Current record: 13-10, -274.
Round 24		Smith played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and lost 371 to 395 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Smith had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-11, -298.
Round 25		Smith played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 401 to 465 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Smith had not played Galt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-12, -362. Smith is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Smith is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Smith played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 501 to 305 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Smith had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-12, -166.
Round 27		Smith played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 381 to 347 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Smith had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-12, -132.
Round 28		Smith played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 306 to 375 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Smith had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-13, -201.

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