SPC 2023: Mack Meller [1-01]

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On this page, you will find information about Mack Meller, who is competing at the 2023 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 18-13, +206, and is ranked #9 in Division 1.

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): Mack Surname(s): Meller Home: Lexington, KY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 662 Average for: 419 Average against: 412
Round 1		Meller played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 450 to 345 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +105.
Round 2		Meller played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3		Meller played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 413 to 464 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, -8.
Round 4		Meller played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 397 to 393 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, -4.
Round 5		Meller played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 436 to 405 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +27.
Round 6		Meller played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +64.
Round 7		Meller played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 465 to 360 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +169. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Meller played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 343 to 380 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +132.
Round 9		Meller played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 358 to 425 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, +65.
Round 10		Meller played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 662 to 398 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-4, +329. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Meller played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 394 to 470 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +253.
Round 12		Meller played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 402 to 369 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +286.
Round 13		Meller played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 388 to 355 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +319.
Round 14		Meller played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 473 to 426 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +366. Meller is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Meller played #9 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 377 to 491 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +252.
Round 16		Meller played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 345 to 497 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +100.
Round 17		Meller played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 437 to 346 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +191.
Round 18		Meller played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 301 to 414 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +78.
Round 19		Meller played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 306 to 513 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-9, -129.
Round 20		Meller played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and won 404 to 398 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, -123.
Round 21		Meller played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 526 to 404 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-9, -1.
Round 22		Meller played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 335 to 407 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, -73.
Round 23		Meller played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 457 to 430 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, -46.
Round 24		Meller played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 419 to 472 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-11, -99.
Round 25		Meller played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 420 to 463 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-12, -142.
Round 26		Meller played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 556 to 332 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +82.
Round 27		Meller played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 413 to 342 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +153.
Round 28		Meller played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and won 405 to 367 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-12, +191.
Round 29		Meller played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) again and lost 388 to 488 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +91.
Round 30		Meller played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) again and won 429 to 379 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-13, +141.
Round 31		Meller played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) for the third time and won 520 to 455 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-13, +206.

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