NSC 2008: Janet Griesel [#36]

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On this page, you will find information about Janet Griesel, who is competing at the 2008 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 15-13, +248, and is ranked #27 in Division 6.

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): Janet Surname(s): Griesel Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: singing, traveling, entertaining, etc... Occupation: clerical for Department of Corrections in WI

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 342 Average against: 334
Round 1		Griesel played #73 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and won 404 to 272 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +132.
Round 2		Griesel played #38 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and lost 291 to 399 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +24.
Round 3		Griesel played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and won 372 to 257 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +139.
Round 4		Griesel played #48 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 270 to 373 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +36.
Round 5		Griesel played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and lost 269 to 361 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, -56.
Round 6		Griesel played #59 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 365 to 341 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, -32.
Round 7		Griesel played #64 Vimalan Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 454 to 311 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +111.
Round 8		Griesel played #2 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and lost 288 to 350 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +49.
Round 9		Griesel played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 382 to 215 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +216.
Round 10		Griesel played #34 Samaria Graham (Henderson, NV) and won 347 to 291 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +272.
Round 11		Griesel played #17 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 374 to 323 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +323.
Round 12		Griesel played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 337 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +312.
Round 13		Griesel played #27 Georgianne Fiorini (Vashon Island, WA) and lost 362 to 382 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +292.
Round 14		Griesel played #47 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 283 to 381 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-7, +194.
Round 15		Griesel played #79 Ayal Wolf (Orlando, FL) and lost 324 to 346 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, +172.
Round 16		Griesel played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 385 to 288 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, +269.
Round 17		Griesel played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 276 to 381 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, +164.
Round 18		Griesel played #46 Josephine Lamantia (Henrietta, NY) and won 346 to 325 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-9, +185.
Round 19		Griesel played #7 Eileen Bradbury (Watchung, NJ) and lost 339 to 385 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, +139.
Round 20		Griesel played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 368 to 349 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-10, +158.
Round 21		Griesel played #11 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 416 to 293 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, +281.
Round 22		Griesel played #51 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-10, +335.
Round 23		Griesel played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 304 to 333 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, +306.
Round 24		Griesel played #23 Brian Farello (West Hills, NY) and lost 350 to 407 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +249.
Round 25		Griesel played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 334 to 312 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, +271.
Round 26		Griesel played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 360 to 336 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +295.
Round 27		Griesel played #62 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and won 365 to 280 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +380.
Round 28		Griesel played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and lost 253 to 385 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-13, +248.

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