SPC 2023: Edwin Roth [1-46]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Edwin Roth, 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 15-16, -288, and is ranked #29 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): Edwin Surname(s): Roth Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 543 Average for: 390 Average against: 399
Round 1		Roth played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 447 to 325 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +122. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Roth played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 415 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +144. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Roth played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 369 to 498 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +15. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Roth played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 429 to 435 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +9. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Roth played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 429 to 402 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +36. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Roth played #39 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 385 to 441 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -20. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Roth played #45 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and lost 392 to 524 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-4, -152.
Round 8		Roth played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 400 to 326 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -78. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Roth played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and won 475 to 423 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, -26. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Roth played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 418 to 433 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-5, -41. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Roth played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 410 to 437 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -68.
Round 12		Roth played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, -55. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Roth played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 438 to 380 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, +3.
Round 14		Roth played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 399 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -41. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Roth played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 543 to 291 (a spread of 252). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-7, +211. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Roth played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 423 to 333 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +301. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Roth played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 311 to 485 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +127. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Roth played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and won 414 to 301 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +240.
Round 19		Roth played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 272 to 425 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +87. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Roth played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 278 to 415 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, -50.
Round 21		Roth played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 351 to 364 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-11, -63. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Roth played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 362 to 412 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-12, -113. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Roth played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 343 to 327 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-12, -97. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Roth played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 412 to 345 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-12, -30. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Roth played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 445 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-13, -139. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Roth played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 312 to 424 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-14, -251.
Round 27		Roth played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 437 to 357 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-14, -171. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Roth played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 438 to 281 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-14, -14. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Roth played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 296 to 572 (a spread of -276). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-15, -290. Roth is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Roth played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 375 to 324 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-15, -239.
Round 31		Roth played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and lost 409 to 458 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-16, -288.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2023 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.