NASC 2017: Ted Gest [3-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is competing at the 2017 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 17-14, +671, and is ranked #25 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: 549 Average for: 375 Average against: 355
Round 1		Gest played #91 Melody Condron (Houston, TX) and won 386 to 297 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +89.
Round 2		Gest played #59 David Cole (Austin, TX) and lost 282 to 465 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -94.
Round 3		Gest played #37 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 270 to 444 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, -268.
Round 4		Gest played #13 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 424 to 327 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, -171.
Round 5		Gest played #73 Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) and lost 348 to 389 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -212.
Round 6		Gest played #2 Sheikh K Dukuly (Yeadon, PA) and lost 318 to 372 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, -266.
Round 7		Gest played #41 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 352 to 377 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-5, -291.
Round 8		Gest played #31 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 331 to 421 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-6, -381.
Round 9		Gest played #21 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 440 to 313 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-6, -254.
Round 10		Gest played #14 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and lost 268 to 305 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-7, -291. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Gest played #74 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 306 to 323 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-8, -308. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Gest played #26 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 394 to 310 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-8, -224.
Round 13		Gest recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-8, -174.
Round 14		Gest played #53 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and won 426 to 299 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, -47.
Round 15		Gest played #33 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 479 to 326 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, +106.
Round 16		Gest played #86 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 369 to 232 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-8, +243. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Gest played #24 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and won 375 to 247 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-8, +371. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Gest played #32 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 385 to 309 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-8, +447.
Round 19		Gest played #50 Don Rathberger (Merrionette Park, IL) and lost 342 to 381 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +408.
Round 20		Gest played #11 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 482 to 385 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +505.
Round 21		Gest played #10 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 386 to 470 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, +421.
Round 22		Gest played #66 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 549 to 268 (a spread of 281). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-10, +702.
Round 23		Gest played #69 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 298 to 457 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +543.
Round 24		Gest played #35 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 463 to 264 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +742.
Round 25		Gest played #70 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 419 to 368 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +793.
Round 26		Gest played #54 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 424 to 414 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +803. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Gest played #62 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 405 to 410 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +798. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Gest played #46 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 373 to 366 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-12, +805.
Round 29		Gest played #9 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 297 to 376 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +726.
Round 30		Gest played #31 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) again and lost 303 to 406 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-14, +623.
Round 31		Gest played #59 David Cole (Austin, TX) again and won 364 to 316 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, +671.

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