SPC 2025: Ted Gest [3-68]

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is competing at the 2025 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 13-18, -377, and is ranked #65 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: 457 Average for: 365 Average against: 377
Round 1		Gest played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 411 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Gest played #21 Kevin Ng (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 329 to 392 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -136.
Round 3		Gest played #48 Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) and lost 331 to 462 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-3, -267.
Round 4		Gest played #77 Sally Reeser (Macungie, PA) and won 450 to 397 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, -214.
Round 5		Gest played #5 Adam Fine (Germantown, MD) and lost 369 to 411 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-4, -256.
Round 6		Gest played #70 Mattie Harpp (Decatur, GA) and lost 317 to 424 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-5, -363.
Round 7		Gest played #47 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 424 to 307 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-5, -246.
Round 8		Gest played #27 Dawn Erickson (Anna Maria, FL) and won 380 to 309 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-5, -175.
Round 9		Gest played #73 Andrea Wang (Irvington, NY) and lost 324 to 413 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-6, -264.
Round 10		Gest played #45 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 332 to 405 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-7, -337.
Round 11		Gest played #74 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and lost 351 to 369 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-8, -355.
Round 12		Gest played #51 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 413 to 329 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-8, -271.
Round 13		Gest played #75 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 379 to 332 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-8, -224.
Round 14		Gest played #38 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 322 to 442 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-9, -344.
Round 15		Gest played #32 Alex Vratsanos (Unknown city, DE) and lost 341 to 417 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-10, -420.
Round 16		Gest played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and won 457 to 321 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-10, -284.
Round 17		Gest played #28 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 294 to 319 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-11, -309.
Round 18		Gest played #65 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) and lost 382 to 392 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-12, -319.
Round 19		Gest played #71 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 405 to 430 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-13, -344.
Round 20		Gest played #63 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and lost 289 to 381 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-14, -436.
Round 21		Gest played #41 Shae McWilliams (N Kingston, RI) and lost 274 to 426 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-15, -588.
Round 22		Gest played #78 Robbin Steif (West Hollywood, CA) and won 403 to 359 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-15, -544.
Round 23		Gest played #60 Sam Bowers (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 375 to 397 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-16, -566.
Round 24		Gest played #56 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 304 to 329 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-17, -591.
Round 25		Gest played #40 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 374 to 338 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-17, -555.
Round 26		Gest played #30 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 306 to 438 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-18, -687.
Round 27		Gest played #61 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 448 to 370 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-18, -609.
Round 28		Gest played #46 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-18, -601.
Round 29		Gest played #19 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 456 to 351 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-18, -496.
Round 30		Gest played #69 Richard Price (Fayetteville, AR) and won 364 to 362 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-18, -494.
Round 31		Gest played #65 Michael Garner (Dunedin, FL) again and won 419 to 302 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-18, -377.

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