NASC 2015: Gil Baker [4-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Gil Baker, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 12-19, -622, and is ranked #41 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): Gil Surname(s): Baker Home: Chicago, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 453 Average for: 331 Average against: 351
Round 1		Baker played #30 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 305 to 368 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -63.
Round 2		Baker played #42 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 328 to 364 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-2, -99.
Round 3		Baker played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 278 to 347 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-3, -168.
Round 4		Baker played #27 Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 286 to 374 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-4, -256.
Round 5		Baker played #37 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-4, -247.
Round 6		Baker played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 313 to 316 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -250. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baker played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 260 to 244 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-5, -234. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Baker played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 321 to 320 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-5, -233. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Baker played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 328 to 271 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-5, -176. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Baker played #19 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 343 to 305 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, -138.
Round 11		Baker played #10 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 358 to 377 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-6, -157.
Round 12		Baker played #21 Arthur van Tol (Grandville, MI) and lost 272 to 404 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -289. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Baker played #14 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 334 to 402 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-8, -357.
Round 14		Baker played #11 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 357 to 389 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-9, -389.
Round 15		Baker played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 350 to 318 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-9, -357.
Round 16		Baker played #36 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 327 to 282 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-9, -312. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Baker played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 314 to 288 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, -286. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Baker played #33 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 331 to 367 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-10, -322.
Round 19		Baker played #13 Wendy Wilkinson Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and lost 310 to 360 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-11, -372.
Round 20		Baker played #44 Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) and lost 283 to 409 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-12, -498.
Round 21		Baker played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 326 to 450 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-13, -622.
Round 22		Baker played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 351 to 464 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-14, -735.
Round 23		Baker played #35 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and lost 281 to 316 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-15, -770.
Round 24		Baker played #40 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 325 to 340 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-16, -785.
Round 25		Baker played #15 Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA) and won 394 to 281 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-16, -672.
Round 26		Baker played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and lost 367 to 444 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-17, -749.
Round 27		Baker played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 311 to 352 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-18, -790.
Round 28		Baker played #28 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 298 to 358 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-19, -850.
Round 29		Baker played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and won 378 to 338 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-19, -810.
Round 30		Baker played #23 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 453 to 337 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-19, -694.
Round 31		Baker played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 377 to 305 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-19, -622.

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