SPC 2023: Gil Baker [4-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Gil Baker, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, -997, and is ranked #48 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: 477 Average for: 333 Average against: 365
Round 1		Baker played #22 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 276 to 500 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -224. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Baker played #14 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 299 to 469 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-2, -394.
Round 3		Baker played #47 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 335 to 391 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-3, -450.
Round 4		Baker played #7 Gaye Trickey (Lakewood, CO) and lost 308 to 419 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-4, -561.
Round 5		Baker played #53 Robin Cole (Seattle, WA) and lost 299 to 390 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-5, -652.
Round 6		Baker played #49 Dan Goldberg (East Meadow, NY) and lost 311 to 363 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-6, -704.
Round 7		Baker played #56 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and won 477 to 288 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-6, -515.
Round 8		Baker played #17 Les Mintz (Henderson, NV) and lost 289 to 396 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-7, -622.
Round 9		Baker played #55 Donna Bullock (Jonesboro, GA) and won 367 to 293 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-7, -548.
Round 10		Baker played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 386 to 346 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-7, -508.
Round 11		Baker played #58 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) and won 321 to 269 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, -456. Baker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Baker played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 292 to 389 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-8, -553.
Round 13		Baker played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and won 376 to 365 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-8, -542.
Round 14		Baker played #54 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and won 351 to 328 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-8, -519.
Round 15		Baker played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 295 to 341 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-9, -565.
Round 16		Baker played #13 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 314 to 373 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-10, -624.
Round 17		Baker played #42 Pamela Pudelka (Richmond, TX) and lost 291 to 428 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-11, -761.
Round 18		Baker played #61 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 332 to 308 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-11, -737.
Round 19		Baker played #31 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 310 to 304 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-11, -731.
Round 20		Baker played #57 Don Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 440 to 334 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-11, -625.
Round 21		Baker played #44 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 373 to 371 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, -623.
Round 22		Baker played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and won 361 to 345 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, -607.
Round 23		Baker played #51 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 323 to 362 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-12, -646.
Round 24		Baker played #32 Andrew Morgan (Ottawa ON) and lost 312 to 386 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-13, -720.
Round 25		Baker played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 296 to 450 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-14, -874.
Round 26		Baker played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 346 to 370 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-15, -898.
Round 27		Baker played #26 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and won 396 to 319 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-15, -821.
Round 28		Baker played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 351 to 348 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-15, -818.
Round 29		Baker played #15 Portia Zwicker (Schenectady, NY) and won 384 to 321 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, -755.
Round 30		Baker played #28 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and lost 217 to 337 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-16, -875.
Round 31		Baker played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 293 to 415 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-17, -997.

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