On this page, you will find information about
Preston Kilgore, who is competing
at the 2018 North American 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 17-14, +467, and is ranked
#17 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 502 Average for: 378 Average against: 363 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Samuel Austin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/austin_samuel.jpg)
| Kilgore played #35 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 371 to 311 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +60. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #14 C Donna Courtney (Dayton, OH) and won 398 to 364 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +94. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Francina Bailey]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bailey_francina_AA004348.jpg)
| Kilgore played #60 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 415 to 284 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +225. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #2 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-1, +156. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #28 Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 445 to 392 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +209. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Ed Morrison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/morrison_ed_LM000093.jpg)
| Kilgore played #20 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 356 to 358 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +207. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Rana Afeiche]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/afeiche_rana_AA001704.jpg)
| Kilgore played #25 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 399 to 432 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +174. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Sharon Freeman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/freeman_sharon.jpg)
| Kilgore played #26 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 488 to 282 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +380. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Diane Brown]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/brown_diane.jpeg)
| Kilgore played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 351 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +421. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Susan Lichtblau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lichtblau_susan.jpg)
| Kilgore played #6 Susan Lichtblau (Buffalo, NY) and won 423 to 257 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +587. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and won 383 to 296 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +674. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #17 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +672. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of David Spargo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spargo_david_AA007396_1.jpg)
| Kilgore played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) and lost 286 to 448 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +510. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #40 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 394 to 459 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +445. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #58 J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) and won 337 to 305 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +477. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Evan Yurko]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/y/yurko_evan_AA006377.jpg)
| Kilgore played #43 Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) and won 502 to 316 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +663. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Gene Rawlins]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rawlins_gene_5.jpg)
| Kilgore played #9 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 315 to 390 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +588. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #4 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and lost 315 to 473 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +430. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Constance J Creech]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creech_constance_j_AA004007_4.jpg)
| Kilgore played #18 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 340 to 399 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-9, +371. |
Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #29 Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) and lost 282 to 414 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-10, +239. |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Rachel Gillette]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gillette_rachel_AA004601.jpg)
| Kilgore played #5 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and won 389 to 330 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, +298. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Sylvia Polson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polson_sylvia.jpg)
| Kilgore played #34 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 405 to 369 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +334. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Kevin Ng]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/ng_kevin_AA007167.jpg)
| Kilgore played #37 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 440 to 282 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +492. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #21 Stan Hwang (Springfield, PA) and won 468 to 372 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +588. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Deborah Komatsu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/komatsu_deborah_AA002498.jpg)
| Kilgore played #38 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 474 to 330 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-10, +732. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #40 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) again and lost 248 to 449 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +531. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | ![[photo of David Spargo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spargo_david_AA007396_1.jpg)
| Kilgore played #16 David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) again and lost 350 to 354 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +527. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Alan Weiner]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiner_alan_AA005399.jpg)
| Kilgore played #1 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and won 393 to 296 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-12, +624. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Paul Rickhoff]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_paul.jpg)
| Kilgore played #19 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 361 to 441 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +544. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Jack Allard]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/allard_jack.jpg)
| Kilgore played #31 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 347 to 320 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +571. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 31 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Kilgore played #17 Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 286 to 390 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +467. Kilgore is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |