NSC 2008: Alexandra Gianikas [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Alexandra Gianikas, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-9, +974, and is ranked #6 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): Alexandra Surname(s): Gianikas Home: Tallahassee, FL, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 392 Average against: 357
Round 1		Gianikas played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 339 to 306 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Gianikas played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +47.
Round 3		Gianikas played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 304 to 329 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +22.
Round 4		Gianikas played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 419 to 325 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +116.
Round 5		Gianikas played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and lost 347 to 391 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +72.
Round 6		Gianikas played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and won 369 to 324 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +117.
Round 7		Gianikas played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 324 to 322 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +119.
Round 8		Gianikas played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 373 to 418 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +74.
Round 9		Gianikas played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 502 to 316 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +260.
Round 10		Gianikas played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 402 to 404 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +258.
Round 11		Gianikas played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +225.
Round 12		Gianikas played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and won 409 to 357 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +277.
Round 13		Gianikas played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 347 to 301 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +323.
Round 14		Gianikas played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 433 to 275 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +481.
Round 15		Gianikas played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 315 to 406 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +390.
Round 16		Gianikas played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 414 to 372 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +432.
Round 17		Gianikas played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 448 to 463 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +417.
Round 18		Gianikas played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 383 to 348 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +452.
Round 19		Gianikas played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 392 to 329 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +515.
Round 20		Gianikas played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 457 to 391 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +581.
Round 21		Gianikas played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 373 to 371 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +583.
Round 22		Gianikas played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 417 to 434 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-8, +566.
Round 23		Gianikas played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 411 to 381 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +596.
Round 24		Gianikas played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 449 to 297 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +748.
Round 25		Gianikas played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 379 to 422 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +705. Gianikas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Gianikas played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) again and won 447 to 253 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +899.
Round 27		Gianikas played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) again and won 347 to 320 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +926.
Round 28		Gianikas played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) again and won 436 to 388 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +974.

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