Ted Gest [#65] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, 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. Gest currently has a record of 14-17, -123, and is ranked #75 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 Occupation: Journalist NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 290/302, 6-16 -956 NSC 1990 Division: 2 NSC 1990 Rank: 75/106, 12-15 -129 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 107/122, 11-17 -614 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 84/129, 13-15 -187

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	21-29 (0.420)
Past 1-12 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	8-10 (0.444)	W LLL WWW L WW LLLLL WW L
Past 25-36 months	5-13 (0.278)	LLLLL W LL WW LLL W L W LL
Past 37-48 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 372 Average against: 376
Round 1		Gest played #37 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 338 to 467 (a spread of -129). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: GAMBRILLS, MD Gest’s record vs. Thomas in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #99. Current record: 0-1, -129.
Round 2		Gest played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 399 to 482 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gest’s record vs. Gradus in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #101. Current record: 0-2, -212. Gest is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Gest played #106 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 356 to 323 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Gest’s record vs. Thompson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, -179.
Round 4		Gest played #99 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 438 to 339 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Gest had not played Hendrickson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, -80.
Round 5		Gest played #89 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 437 to 313 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Gest had not played Fultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +44.
Round 6		Gest played #24 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 452 to 303 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Gest had not played Lobo in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +193.
Round 7		Gest played #6 Peter Dolgenos (Sacramento, CA) and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Gest had not played Dolgenos in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +234.
Round 8		Gest played #40 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 344 to 410 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Gest’s record vs. David in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #29. Current record: 5-3, +168.
Round 9		Gest played #69 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 339 to 466 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Gest had not played Justice in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +41.
Round 10		Gest played #56 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 321 to 421 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Gest had not played Sirois in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, -59.
Round 11		Gest played #61 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 434 to 357 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Gest’s record vs. Sealy in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #44. Current record: 6-5, +18.
Round 12		Gest played #68 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 345 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Gest had not played Payne in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -7.
Round 13		Gest played #78 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Gest had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +24.
Round 14		Gest played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 363 to 374 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Gest had not played Perman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, +13.
Round 15		Gest played #86 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 333 to 373 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Gest had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -27.
Round 16		Gest played #14 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 323 to 268 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Gest had not played Stafford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +28.
Round 17		Gest played #66 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and lost 375 to 393 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Gest had not played Gray in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, +10.
Round 18		Gest played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 378 to 422 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Gest had not played Gooley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, -34.
Round 19		Gest played #96 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 330 to 422 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Gest had not played Brooks in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-11, -126.
Round 20		Gest played #29 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 362 to 357 (a spread of 5). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: WILMINGTON, DE Gest’s record vs. Oliva in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LWLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #69. Current record: 9-11, -121.
Round 21		Gest played #83 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Gest had not played Jacobson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -150.
Round 22		Gest played #95 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 475 to 309 (a spread of 166). Before this event, Gest had not played White in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, +16.
Round 23		Gest played #22 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and won 393 to 295 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Gest had not played Smith in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, +114.
Round 24		Gest played #2 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Gest’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #47. Current record: 12-12, +145.
Round 25		Gest played #23 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 319 to 431 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Gest had not played Finkle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-13, +33.
Round 26		Gest played #88 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 322 to 333 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Gest’s record vs. Sikorski 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: #67. Current record: 12-14, +22.
Round 27		Gest played #87 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 336 to 390 (a spread of -54). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: ANNAPOLIS, MD Gest’s record vs. Rhyne in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #75. Current record: 12-15, -32.
Round 28		Gest played #60 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 324 to 425 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Gest had not played Moyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-16, -133.
Round 29		Gest played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 345 to 397 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Gest had not played Cadieux in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-17, -185.
Round 30		Gest played #55 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 372 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Gest had not played McCarley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-17, -168.
Round 31		Gest played #57 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 403 to 358 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: GAMBRILLS, MD Gest’s record vs. Chen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. 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: #75. Current record: 14-17, -123.

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