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Jim Geary [#24] at PC 2007
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On this page, you will find information about Jim Geary, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Geary currently has a record of 14-17, +298, and is ranked #59 in Division 1.
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 | |
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| Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Geary Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Awards: Western Intercollegiate Chess 1990; 20+ Scrabble Tourneys; 2nd place, Jack Rabbit Slim's Twist Contest, 1994 Hobbies: studying music, exercise, blogging: walterzuey, betting the Royals, riding bike midday past the 3-piece suits Occupation: gambolero NSC 1992 Division: 2 NSC 1992 Rank: 1/139, 22-5 +1476 NSC 1994 Division: 1 NSC 1994 Rank: 36/134, 15-12 +344 NSC 1996 Division: 1 NSC 1996 Rank: 11/108, 17-10 +659 NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 6/126, 20-11 +942 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 18/98, 18.5-12.5 +174 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 68/132, 15.5-15.5 +213 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 65/172, 16-14 +265 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 52/87, 13-15 +404 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 9/76, 17-11 +1011 WSC 1997 Rank: 47 WSC 1999 Rank: 46 WSC 2001 Rank: 14 |
![[photo of Jim Geary]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/geary_jim.jpg)
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| Rank Diagram | |
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| Round by Round | ||
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High score: 530 | ||
| Round 1 |
| Geary played #61 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 355 to 421 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Geary’s record vs. Gaspard in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -66. |
| Round 2 |
| Geary played #77 Marty Marcus (Wilmette, IL) and won 420 to 374 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Geary’s record vs. Marcus in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -20. |
| Round 3 |
| Geary played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 368 to 324 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Geary’s record vs. Benedict in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7-11 (0.389).Past 1-12 months: WLLWLWL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LLLLWW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +24. |
| Round 4 |
| Geary played #64 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 321 to 426 (a spread of -105). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Geary’s record vs. Dixon in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, -81. Geary is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Geary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits). |
| Round 5 |
| Geary played #31 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 311 to 355 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Geary’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, -125. |
| Round 6 |
| Geary played #79 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 365 to 464 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Geary’s record vs. Lipe in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, -224. |
| Round 7 |
| Geary played #20 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 409 to 347 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Geary’s record vs. Sherman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -162. |
| Round 8 |
| Geary played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 484 to 409 (a spread of 75). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Geary’s record vs. Early in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -87. Geary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 9 |
| Geary played #10 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Geary’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, -20. |
| Round 10 |
| Geary played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 381 to 463 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Geary’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-6 (0.667).Past 1-12 months: WWLW. Past 13-24 months: WWWLWLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -102. |
| Round 11 |
| Geary played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 378 to 418 (a spread of -40). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Geary’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, -142. |
| Round 12 |
| Geary played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 360 to 437 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Geary had not played Shreve in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, -219. |
| Round 13 |
| Geary played #56 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 500 to 443 (a spread of 57). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Geary’s record vs. Polatnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWLWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -162. |
| Round 14 |
| Geary played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 356 to 457 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Geary’s record vs. Withers in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, -263. |
| Round 15 |
| Geary played #87 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 447 to 321 (a spread of 126). The last time these two played was 2006-12 at: TUCSON, AZ Geary’s record vs. Miranda in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, -137. |
| Round 16 |
| Geary played #80 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 360 to 414 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Geary had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -191. |
| Round 17 |
| Geary played #43 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 416 to 482 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Geary’s record vs. Epstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -257. |
| Round 18 |
| Geary played #52 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 353 to 411 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Geary had not played Cahnmann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-11, -315. |
| Round 19 |
| Geary played #54 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 341 to 471 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Geary had not played Le in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-12, -445. |
| Round 20 |
| Geary played #66 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Geary had not played Phillips in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-12, -434. |
| Round 21 |
| Geary played #58 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 395 to 328 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Geary had not played Stocker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-12, -367. |
| Round 22 |
| Geary played #91 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 347 to 430 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Geary’s record vs. Rand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-13, -450. |
| Round 23 |
| Geary played #57 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 465 to 315 (a spread of 150). Before this event, Geary had not played Pianowski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-13, -300. |
| Round 24 |
| Geary played #86 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 413 to 341 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Geary’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-13, -228. |
| Round 25 |
| Geary played #81 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and lost 366 to 401 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Geary had not played Del Solar in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-14, -263. |
| Round 26 |
| Geary played #71 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 325 to 351 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Geary’s record vs. Smith in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286).Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-15, -289. |
| Round 27 |
| Geary played #42 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 336 to 407 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Geary had not played Ploysangngam in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-16, -360. |
| Round 28 |
| Geary played #34 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 457 to 458 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Geary had not played Schwartzman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-17, -361. |
| Round 29 |
| Geary played #40 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 512 to 283 (a spread of 229). Before this event, Geary had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-17, -132. Geary is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 30 |
| Geary played #90 Mike Whiteoak (United Kingdom) and won 478 to 245 (a spread of 233). Before this event, Geary had not played Whiteoak in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-17, +101. |
| Round 31 |
| Geary played #53 Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) and won 530 to 333 (a spread of 197). Before this event, Geary had not played Higby in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-17, +298. |
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