SPC 2022: Doug Critchlow [3-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Doug Critchlow, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +557, and is ranked #31 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): Doug Surname(s): Critchlow Home: Columbus, OH, United States Awards: 2018 North American Scrabble Championship Division 3 Champion; 2019 NASC Division 3 Seniors Trophy; winner of 4 "place prizes" at various North American championships. Occupation: statistics professor; director of graduate studies (retired)

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 400 Average against: 382
Round 1		Critchlow played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and won 427 to 334 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +93.
Round 2		Critchlow played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 457 to 280 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +270. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Critchlow played #26 Steve Chastain (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 403 to 439 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +234.
Round 4		Critchlow played #1 Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) and lost 400 to 490 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-2, +144.
Round 5		Critchlow played #22 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 474 to 389 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +229.
Round 6		Critchlow played #31 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 381 to 365 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +245.
Round 7		Critchlow played #51 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 397 to 336 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +306.
Round 8		Critchlow played #24 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +275.
Round 9		Critchlow played #6 Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) and won 474 to 435 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +314. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Critchlow played #34 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 417 to 397 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +334.
Round 11		Critchlow played #4 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and lost 310 to 394 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +250.
Round 12		Critchlow played #3 Michael Waski (Independence, OH) and lost 332 to 394 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +188.
Round 13		Critchlow played #2 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 333 to 503 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +18. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Critchlow played #75 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 428 to 363 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +83.
Round 15		Critchlow played #50 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 343 to 409 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-7, +17.
Round 16		Critchlow played #56 Mary Logullo (Kelso, WA) and won 519 to 317 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-7, +219.
Round 17		Critchlow played #36 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 446 to 321 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +344.
Round 18		Critchlow played #29 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY) and won 460 to 293 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +511.
Round 19		Critchlow played #5 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 297 to 383 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +425.
Round 20		Critchlow played #80 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 437 to 485 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +377. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Critchlow played #28 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 352 to 333 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +396. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Critchlow played #43 Rishabh Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 385 to 387 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +394.
Round 23		Critchlow played #19 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 388 to 400 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +382.
Round 24		Critchlow played #52 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 338 to 465 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-12, +255.
Round 25		Critchlow played #72 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and won 462 to 326 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, +391.
Round 26		Critchlow played #55 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and lost 318 to 438 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-13, +271.
Round 27		Critchlow played #54 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 499 to 309 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-13, +461.
Round 28		Critchlow played #67 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 307 to 388 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, +380.
Round 29		Critchlow played #44 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 415 to 396 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-14, +399.
Round 30		Critchlow played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 442 to 275 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, +566.
Round 31		Critchlow played #33 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 397 to 406 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-15, +557.

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