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NSC 2009: Marie Gier [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Marie Gier, who is competing at the 2009 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 11-20, -538, and is ranked #89 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

[photo of Marie Gier]

Given name(s): Marie
Surname(s): Gier
Home: Gainesville, FL, USA
Awards: completed 2005 Disney Marathon
Hobbies: reading, walk/jogging/mah jongh, nat'l puzzler's league
Occupation: retired
Round by Round

High score: 544
Average for: 351
Average against: 371

Round 1

[photo of Christopher Walleck]

Gier played #18 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 390 to 407 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 0-1, -17.

Round 2

[photo of Dawn Doyle]

Gier played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 410 to 321 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 1-1, +72.

Round 3

[photo of Henry De Young]

Gier played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 318 to 331 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 1-2, +59.

Round 4

[photo of Kevin Sears]

Gier played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 300 to 387 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-3, -28.

Round 5

[photo of John Spangler]

Gier played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 351 to 379 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-4, -56.

Round 6

[photo of Gerianne Abriano]

Gier played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 414 to 441 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 1-5, -83.

Round 7

[photo of Callie Dunavin]

Gier played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and lost 364 to 382 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 1-6, -101.

Round 8

[photo of Barbara Besadny]

Gier played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 370 to 338 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 2-6, -69.

Round 9

[photo of Joyce Stock]

Gier played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 285 to 409 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 2-7, -193.

Round 10

[photo of Colleen Shea]

Gier played #86 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and lost 364 to 432 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 2-8, -261.

Round 11

[photo of Lois S Oda]

Gier played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 303 to 373 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 2-9, -331.

Round 12

[photo of Melissa Brown]

Gier played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 406 to 316 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 3-9, -241.

Round 13  

Gier recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 4-9, -191.

Round 14

[photo of Kathy Norman]

Gier played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 338 to 398 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 4-10, -251.

Round 15

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Gier played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and lost 322 to 442 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 4-11, -371.

Round 16

[photo of Paul Wood]

Gier played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 303 to 294 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 5-11, -362.

Round 17

[photo of Emily Saltz]

Gier played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and lost 290 to 413 (a spread of -123).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 5-12, -485.

Round 18

[photo of Joyce Spalding]

Gier played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 544 to 307 (a spread of 237).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 6-12, -248.

Round 19

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Gier played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 443 to 411 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 7-12, -216.

Round 20

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Gier played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 313 to 351 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 7-13, -254.

Round 21

[photo of Risa Horowitz]

Gier played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 7-14, -263.

Round 22

[photo of Carol Jones]

Gier played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and lost 318 to 415 (a spread of -97).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 7-15, -360.

Round 23

[photo of Justine Zollinger]

Gier played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 316 to 297 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8-15, -341.

Round 24

[photo of Michael Bassett]

Gier played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 355 to 375 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 8-16, -361.

Gier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Gier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 25

[photo of Susan Siedschlag]

Gier played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and lost 252 to 437 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 8-17, -546.

Round 26

[photo of Benjamin Witz]

Gier played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and won 372 to 350 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 9-17, -524.

Round 27

[photo of Jeff Goldstein]

Gier played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 393 to 320 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 10-17, -451.

Round 28

[photo of Laura Thomley]

Gier played #53 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 341 to 383 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 10-18, -493.

Round 29

[photo of Meredith Leigh]

Gier played #68 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and lost 302 to 386 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 10-19, -577.

Round 30

[photo of Ron Barker]

Gier played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 333 to 349 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 10-20, -593.

Round 31

[photo of Melissa Brown]

Gier played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) again and won 358 to 303 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 11-20, -538.

After the Tournament  

Gier is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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