On this page, you will find information about
Caroline Polak Scowcroft, who is competing
at the 2019 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 11-20, -1308, and is ranked
#31 in Division CSW.
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: 500 Average for: 376 Average against: 421 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #7 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 393 to 414 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-1, -21. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Becky Dyer]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dyer_becky_AA000024_3.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #12 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 441 to 512 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-2, -92. |
Round 3 | | Polak Scowcroft recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, -42. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Dean Saldanha]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #8 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 405 to 434 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-3, -71. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Peter Armstrong]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/armstrong_peter.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 377 to 417 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-4, -111. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 427 to 459 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-5, -143. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Bharath Balakrishnan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balakrishnan_bharath_AA007133.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 419 to 413 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-5, -137. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Jacob Bergmann]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bergmann_jacob.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 265 to 506 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-6, -378. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 371 to 346 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-6, -353. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 329 to 557 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-7, -581. |
Round 11 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Polak Scowcroft played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 389 to 374 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-7, -566. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_woods_AA000321.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 359 to 308 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, -515. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 373 to 368 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -510. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Priya Fernando]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fernando_priya_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 430 to 383 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -463. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Randi Goldberg]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/goldberg_randi_AA004450_1.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 406 to 401 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, -458. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kantimathi_sam_3.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 318 to 527 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, -667. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 335 to 425 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, -757. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 277 to 456 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-10, -936. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 350 to 425 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-11, -1011. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 408 to 370 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-11, -973. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of James Curley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/curley_james_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #16 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 403 to 418 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-12, -988. |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 432 to 457 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-13, -1013. |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) again and won 412 to 386 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-13, -987. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Mina Del Solar]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_mina_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #26 Mina Del Solar (Englewood, NJ) and lost 361 to 481 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-14, -1107. |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_terry_kang_AA000054_1.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) again and lost 388 to 422 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-15, -1141. |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Dielle Pinto]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/saldanha_dielle_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #21 Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) and lost 302 to 389 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-16, -1228. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and lost 360 to 473 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-17, -1341. |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and lost 360 to 436 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-18, -1417. |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_woods_AA000321.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 323 to 380 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-19, -1474. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Priya Fernando]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fernando_priya_2.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) again and won 500 to 290 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-19, -1264. Polak Scowcroft is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Bharath Balakrishnan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balakrishnan_bharath_AA007133.jpg)
| Polak Scowcroft played #32 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) again and lost 372 to 416 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-20, -1308. |