P K Gott [#52] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about P.K. Gott, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Gott currently has a record of 13-15, +17, and is ranked #80 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): P.K. Surname(s): Gott Home: Portland, OR, United States Awards: 3 foul pop-ups & 1 tag out - opening game 2006 season Hobbies: softball catcher Occupation: undecided NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 112/139, 13-17 -369 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 101/134, 12-16 -172

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	33-26 (0.559)
Past 1-12 months	10-7 (0.588)	WW L WWWW LL W LLLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	13-10 (0.565)	LL W LL W LL WWWW L WWW L W L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	2-6 (0.250)	LL W LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 61-72 months	7-2 (0.778)	L WWWW L WWW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 385 Average against: 385
Round 1		Gott played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and lost 272 to 487 (a spread of -215). Before this event, Gott had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-1, -215.
Round 2		Gott played #64 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 408 to 269 (a spread of 139). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gott’s record vs. Lane in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-1, -76. Gott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Gott played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 455 to 291 (a spread of 164). Before this event, Gott had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +88.
Round 4		Gott played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 384 to 379 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Gott had not played Jacobstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +93.
Round 5		Gott played #42 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 508 to 288 (a spread of 220). Before this event, Gott had not played Finkle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +313.
Round 6		Gott played #8 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 424 to 345 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Gott’s record vs. Beard in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +392.
Round 7		Gott played #131 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 397 to 335 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Gott’s record vs. Yarnell in the 7 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +454.
Round 8		Gott played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 371 to 412 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Gott had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +413.
Round 9		Gott played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 419 to 354 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Gott had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +478.
Round 10		Gott played #50 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 397 to 414 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Gott had not played Gauthier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +461. Gott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Gott played #7 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 438 to 334 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Gott had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +565. Gott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Gott played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 426 to 332 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Gott had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-3, +659.
Round 13		Gott played #114 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 385 to 368 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Gott had not played Torrance in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +676.
Round 14		Gott played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 339 to 444 (a spread of -105). Before this event, Gott had not played Sun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +571. Gott is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Gott played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Gott had not played McArthur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +540.
Round 16		Gott played #53 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 386 to 400 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gott’s record vs. Gove in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +526.
Round 17		Gott played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 389 to 398 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Gott had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +517.
Round 18		Gott played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Gott had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, +491.
Round 19		Gott played #114 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) again and lost 394 to 405 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Gott had not played Torrance in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +480.
Round 20		Gott played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and won 451 to 369 (a spread of 82). Before this event, Gott had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +562.
Round 21		Gott played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 329 to 395 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Gott had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, +496.
Round 22		Gott played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 344 to 403 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gott’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, +437.
Round 23		Gott played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 392 to 348 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Gott had not played Smart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +481.
Round 24		Gott played #95 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 379 to 418 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Gott had not played Saunders in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-12, +442.
Round 25		Gott played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 296 to 437 (a spread of -141). Before this event, Gott had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-13, +301.
Round 26		Gott played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Gott had not played Bergmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-13, +340.
Round 27		Gott played #8 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) again and lost 326 to 493 (a spread of -167). The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Gott’s record vs. Beard in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, +173.
Round 28		Gott played #86 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 337 to 493 (a spread of -156). Before this event, Gott had not played Perman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-15, +17.

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