NSC 2014: Ted Gest [#66]

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is competing at the 2014 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 20.5-10.5, +848, and is ranked #7 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): Ted Surname(s): Gest Home: Washington, DC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 398 Average against: 370
Round 1		Gest played #104 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and won 428 to 327 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Gest played #166 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 383 to 339 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +145.
Round 3		Gest played #18 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 371 to 362 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-0, +154.
Round 4		Gest played #67 Sean Baizana (Ottawa ON) and won 412 to 341 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +225.
Round 5		Gest played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 373 to 417 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +181.
Round 6		Gest played #71 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 424 to 355 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +250.
Round 7		Gest played #52 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and won 509 to 443 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +316.
Round 8		Gest played #27 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and won 366 to 241 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +441.
Round 9		Gest played #62 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 416 to 386 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +471. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Gest played #46 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +528. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Gest played #32 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 390 to 259 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +659.
Round 12		Gest played #16 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 414 to 435 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +638. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Gest played #10 Aaron Finkel (Fairview, NC) and lost 418 to 428 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +628.
Round 14		Gest played #60 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 387 to 417 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +598. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gest played #5 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 371 to 478 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +491.
Round 16		Gest played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 288 to 429 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-6, +350.
Round 17		Gest played #6 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and lost 317 to 487 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-7, +180.
Round 18		Gest played #95 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 326 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-7, +263.
Round 19		Gest played #130 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 357 to 316 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-7, +304.
Round 20		Gest played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and won 455 to 420 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-7, +339.
Round 21		Gest played #75 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 418 to 353 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-7, +404.
Round 22		Gest played #63 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 340 to 406 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-8, +338.
Round 23		Gest played #103 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and lost 376 to 380 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-9, +334.
Round 24		Gest played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 376 to 370 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-9, +340.
Round 25		Gest played #68 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and tied at 390. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +340.
Round 26		Gest played #134 Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) and lost 336 to 348 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +328.
Round 27		Gest played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 411 to 300 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +439.
Round 28		Gest played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and won 486 to 335 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +590.
Round 29		Gest played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) again and won 446 to 395 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +641.
Round 30		Gest played #10 Aaron Finkel (Fairview, NC) again and won 403 to 320 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19.5-10.5, +724.
Round 31		Gest played #134 Lauren Werner (Kenmore, NY) again and won 458 to 334 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20.5-10.5, +848.

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