SPC 2022: Beth Leech [4-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Beth Leech, 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 17-14, +192, and is ranked #18 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): Beth Surname(s): Leech Home: Highland Park, NJ, United States Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 372 Average against: 366
Round 1		Leech played #49 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 340 to 358 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Leech played #43 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 423 to 289 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +116.
Round 3		Leech played #17 Elaine Livers (Kaplan, LA) and lost 280 to 408 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, -12.
Round 4		Leech played #9 Nina Klee (Hamburg, PA) and won 428 to 316 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +100.
Round 5		Leech played #32 Donna Biderman (Alexandria, VA) and lost 323 to 367 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, +56.
Round 6		Leech played #30 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and lost 321 to 326 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-4, +51.
Round 7		Leech played #7 Jeffrey Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 294 to 410 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-5, -65.
Round 8		Leech played #26 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 444 to 343 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-5, +36.
Round 9		Leech played #22 Dianne Franz (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 386 to 390 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-6, +32. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Leech played #10 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 464 to 368 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-6, +128.
Round 11		Leech played #50 Rouzier Dorce (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 388 to 373 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, +143.
Round 12		Leech played #24 Brian Triplett (Lynchburg, VA) and won 435 to 379 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-6, +199.
Round 13		Leech played #44 Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 330 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-6, +256.
Round 14		Leech played #33 Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 360 to 402 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-7, +214.
Round 15		Leech played #53 Andrew Rosen (Newmarket ON) and lost 382 to 384 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-8, +212.
Round 16		Leech played #36 Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) and won 409 to 299 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, +322.
Round 17		Leech played #29 Jean Lithgow (New York City, NY) and won 418 to 343 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, +397.
Round 18		Leech played #23 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 333 to 324 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-8, +406.
Round 19		Leech played #31 Donna Anderson (Evans, GA) and won 356 to 344 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +418.
Round 20		Leech played #38 Sally Reeser (Emmaus, PA) and lost 331 to 375 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +374.
Round 21		Leech played #57 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) and won 406 to 356 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +424.
Round 22		Leech played #3 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 356 to 346 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +434.
Round 23		Leech played #40 Karen Blood (Baltimore, MD) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +567.
Round 24		Leech played #11 Kevin Belinkoff (Woodland Hills, CA) and won 317 to 309 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +575. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Leech played #37 Nathanael Campos (Ridgefield, CT) and won 421 to 408 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +588. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Leech played #16 Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 343 to 466 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-10, +465. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Leech played #28 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 295 to 410 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-11, +350.
Round 28		Leech played #21 Julie Anderson (Mt Dora, FL) and won 422 to 363 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +409.
Round 29		Leech played #20 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 423 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +327.
Round 30		Leech played #25 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +310.
Round 31		Leech played #57 Lisa Perry (Raleigh, NC) again and lost 296 to 414 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +192.

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