Gigi Miller [#74] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Giezelle Miller, 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. Miller currently has a record of 12-16, +93, and is ranked #83 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

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Given name(s): Giezelle
Surname(s): Miller
Home: Sparks, NV, United States
Hobbies: Travel, cooking
Occupation: legal secretary
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 18/78, 15.5-11.5 +266
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 5/133, 21-10 +1083
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 55/122, 16-15 -135
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 71/126, 15-16 +161
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 6/150, 20-10 +942
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 35/122, 16-12 -112

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	68-38 (0.642)
Past 1-12 months	14-9 (0.609)	L WWWWWW LL W LLLLL WWWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	12-6 (0.667)	WW L WWW LL WW LL WWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	17-9 (0.654)	LLL WWW L W L W L WWWWW L W L WWWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	6-7 (0.462)	LLL W L W L W L WWW L
Past 49-60 months	14-4 (0.778)	L WWW L WWWWW L WWWWWW L
Past 61-72 months	5-3 (0.625)	WWW LLL WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 513 Average for: 380 Average against: 377
Round 1		Miller played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 447 to 289 (a spread of 158). Before this event, Miller had not played Fall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +158.
Round 2		Miller played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 273 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Miller had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +266.
Round 3		Miller played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 355 to 375 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Savadge in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +246.
Round 4		Miller played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and lost 331 to 362 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Miller had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +215.
Round 5		Miller played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and lost 359 to 391 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Miller had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, +183.
Round 6		Miller played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 373 to 353 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Miller’s record vs. Slavin 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +203.
Round 7		Miller played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 381 to 455 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Miller had not played Gunn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, +129.
Round 8		Miller played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 492 to 309 (a spread of 183). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Arrington 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: W. 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: #48. Current record: 4-4, +312.
Round 9		Miller played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 400 to 216 (a spread of 184). Before this event, Miller had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +496.
Round 10		Miller played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 433 to 379 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #26. Current record: 6-4, +550.
Round 11		Miller played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 340 to 438 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Miller had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +452.
Round 12		Miller played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 375 to 415 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Miller had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, +412.
Round 13		Miller played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 317 to 457 (a spread of -140). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Senii 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: W. 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: #61. Current record: 6-7, +272.
Round 14		Miller played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 457 to 286 (a spread of 171). Before this event, Miller had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +443.
Round 15		Miller played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 326 to 362 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Senii 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: W. 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: #61. Current record: 7-8, +407.
Round 16		Miller played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Miller’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #70. Current record: 7-9, +345.
Round 17		Miller played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and lost 385 to 444 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Miller had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-10, +286.
Round 18		Miller played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) again and won 389 to 354 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Miller had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, +321.
Round 19		Miller played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 406 to 363 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Miller had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, +364.
Round 20		Miller played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 457 to 348 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Miller had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-10, +473.
Round 21		Miller played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 513 to 308 (a spread of 205). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Miller’s record vs. Mair in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-1 (0.889). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, +678.
Round 22		Miller played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 364 to 411 (a spread of -47). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Miller’s record vs. King in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +631.
Round 23		Miller played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 406 to 413 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Miller’s record vs. Ornish in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, +624.
Round 24		Miller played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 331 to 443 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Miller had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-13, +512.
Round 25		Miller played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 426 to 389 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Miller’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #60. Current record: 12-13, +549.
Round 26		Miller played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) again and lost 292 to 494 (a spread of -202). Before this event, Miller had not played Fall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-14, +347.
Round 27		Miller played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 286 to 441 (a spread of -155). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Miller’s record vs. Houlgate-West in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-15, +192.
Round 28		Miller played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) again and lost 278 to 377 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Miller’s record vs. Mair in the 7 years leading up to this event: 8-1 (0.889). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-16, +93.

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