NSC 2009: Marie Gier [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Marie Gier, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 11-20, -538, and is ranked #89 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): Marie Surname(s): Gier Home: Gainesville, FL, USA Awards: completed 2005 Disney Marathon Hobbies: reading, walk/jogging/mah jongh, nat'l puzzler's league Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 544 Average for: 351 Average against: 371
Round 1		Gier played #18 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 390 to 407 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Gier played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 410 to 321 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +72.
Round 3		Gier played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 318 to 331 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, +59.
Round 4		Gier played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 300 to 387 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-3, -28.
Round 5		Gier played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 351 to 379 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-4, -56.
Round 6		Gier played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 414 to 441 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-5, -83.
Round 7		Gier played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and lost 364 to 382 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-6, -101.
Round 8		Gier played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 370 to 338 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-6, -69.
Round 9		Gier played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 285 to 409 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-7, -193.
Round 10		Gier played #86 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and lost 364 to 432 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-8, -261.
Round 11		Gier played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 303 to 373 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-9, -331.
Round 12		Gier played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 406 to 316 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-9, -241.
Round 13		Gier recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-9, -191.
Round 14		Gier played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 338 to 398 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-10, -251.
Round 15		Gier played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and lost 322 to 442 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-11, -371.
Round 16		Gier played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 303 to 294 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-11, -362.
Round 17		Gier played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and lost 290 to 413 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-12, -485.
Round 18		Gier played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 544 to 307 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-12, -248.
Round 19		Gier played #93 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 443 to 411 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-12, -216.
Round 20		Gier played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 313 to 351 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-13, -254.
Round 21		Gier played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-14, -263.
Round 22		Gier played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and lost 318 to 415 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-15, -360.
Round 23		Gier played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 316 to 297 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-15, -341.
Round 24		Gier played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 355 to 375 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-16, -361. Gier is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Gier played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and lost 252 to 437 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-17, -546.
Round 26		Gier played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and won 372 to 350 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-17, -524.
Round 27		Gier played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 393 to 320 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-17, -451.
Round 28		Gier played #53 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 341 to 383 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-18, -493.
Round 29		Gier played #68 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and lost 302 to 386 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-19, -577.
Round 30		Gier played #55 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 333 to 349 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-20, -593.
Round 31		Gier played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) again and won 358 to 303 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-20, -538.

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