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August 19-24, 2005
 
 
 
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Back to 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players 
Lizzy Kate Gray [#53] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about 
Lizzy Kate Gray, who is a contestant in
Division 6 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.
Gray currently has a record of 18-10, +339, and is ranked
#15 in Division 6.
 
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  |   ![[player photo]](/players/g/gray_lizzy_kate.jpg) 
  |  Given name(s): Lizzy Kate Surname(s): Gray Home: Santa Cruz, CA, United States Hobbies: sociology, music Occupation: student |  
   
Career History  |   | 6-year record against other players at this event | 4-7 (0.364) |   |  
| Past 1-12 months | no games |  
| Past 13-24 months | no games |  
| Past 25-36 months | 4-7 (0.364) | LLLL WW L W LL W |  
| Past 37-48 months | no games |  
| Past 49-60 months | no games |  
| Past 61-72 months | no games |  
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Round-by-Round  |   High score: 473  Average for: 360  Average against: 348  |  | Round 1 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #131  Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI)   and won 348 to 236 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Gray had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +112.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[player photo]](/players/c/callaway_evelyn.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #27  Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX)   and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Gray had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +147.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[player photo]](/players/g/gould_whitney.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #52  Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA)   and won 364 to 312 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Gray had not played Gould in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +199.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[player photo]](/players/k/kout_trix.jpeg) 
  |  Gray played #77  Trix Kout (Watertown, MA)   and won 408 to 348 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Gray had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-0, +259.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #13  Mike Bell (Hillman, MI)   and won 373 to 343 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Gray had not played Bell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-0, +289.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #70  Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA)   and won 389 to 335 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Gray had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-0, +343.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #104  Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN)   and won 343 to 316 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Gray had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-0, +370.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/barker_jim.jpeg) 
  |  Gray played #8  Jim Barker (San José, CA)   and won 377 to 322 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Gray had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-0, +425.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[player photo]](/players/k/kaye_janice.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #72  Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN)   and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Gray had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-1, +413.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[player photo]](/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #96  Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA)   and won 372 to 335 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Gray had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +450.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[player photo]](/players/m/meeden_andrea.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #89  Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX)   and lost 347 to 385 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Gray had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-2, +412.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #50  Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL)   and won 378 to 288 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Gray had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +502. Gray is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).  |  | Round 13 |  ![[player photo]](/players/h/hopper_chad.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #60  Chad Hopper (Austin, TX)   and won 473 to 303 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Gray had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +672.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[player photo]](/players/j/justice_sheri.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #71  Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO)   and lost 313 to 408 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Gray had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +577. Gray is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gray is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).  |  | Round 15 |  ![[player photo]](/players/h/hopper_chad.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #60  Chad Hopper (Austin, TX)   and won 397 to 317 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Gray had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +657.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[player photo]](/players/c/conrad_thomas.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #31  Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR)   and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Gray had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-3, +677.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[player photo]](/players/w/williams_jacob.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #137  Jacob Williams (Austin, TX)   and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Gray had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +648.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Gray played #112  Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY)   and lost 349 to 405 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Gray had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-5, +592.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[player photo]](/players/w/williams_jacob.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #137  Jacob Williams (Austin, TX)   and lost 251 to 442 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Gray had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-6, +401.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[player photo]](/players/s/sullivan_brendan.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #123  Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA)   and lost 365 to 426 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Gray had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-7, +340.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/briggs_nicholas.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #21  Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA)   and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Gray had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-7, +402.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[player photo]](/players/k/kaye_janice.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #72  Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN)   and won 374 to 341 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Gray had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-7, +435.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/buckley_bernadette.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #24  Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ)   and won 367 to 350 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Gray had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-7, +452.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[player photo]](/players/k/kinsella_bill.jpeg) 
  |  Gray played #74  Bill Kinsella (Yale BC)   and lost 319 to 387 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Gray’s record vs. Kinsella in the 6 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-8, +384.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[player photo]](/players/n/nang_sandy.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #96  Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA)   and lost 251 to 414 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Gray had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-9, +221.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[player photo]](/players/d/donegan_michael.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #37  Michael Donegan (Austin, TX)   and won 352 to 276 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Gray had not played Donegan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-9, +297.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/buckley_bernadette.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #24  Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ)   and won 381 to 322 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Gray had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-9, +356.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[player photo]](/players/m/meeden_andrea.jpg) 
  |  Gray played #89  Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX)   and lost 299 to 316 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Gray had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-10, +339.  |  
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