SPC 2023: Scott Leifer [2-24]

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Leifer, 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 17-14, +466, and is ranked #15 in Division 2.

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): Scott Surname(s): Leifer Home: Mansfield, MA, United States Hobbies: Songwriting, Exercising

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 394 Average against: 379
Round 1		Leifer played #14 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 377 to 428 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2		Leifer played #54 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 326 to 349 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-2, -74. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Leifer played #36 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 465 to 343 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, +48.
Round 4		Leifer played #30 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 506 to 334 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +220. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Leifer played #8 Annette Obrestad (Las Vegas, NV) and won 413 to 283 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +350. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Leifer played #37 Edward H Zurav (Springfield, NJ) and won 395 to 386 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +359.
Round 7		Leifer played #56 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 453 to 226 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +586. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Leifer played #22 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) and won 352 to 342 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +596. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Leifer played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) and won 397 to 381 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +612. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Leifer played #25 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 382 to 452 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +542. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Leifer played #12 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 463 to 336 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +669. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Leifer played #3 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +612.
Round 13		Leifer played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 395 to 450 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +557.
Round 14		Leifer played #21 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 371 to 345 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +583. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Leifer played #52 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and won 471 to 328 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +726. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Leifer played #15 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 367 to 382 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +711.
Round 17		Leifer played #12 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) again and won 416 to 299 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +828. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Leifer played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 427 to 380 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +875. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Leifer played #4 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 396 to 393 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-6, +878.
Round 20		Leifer played #22 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) again and lost 369 to 470 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-7, +777.
Round 21		Leifer played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) again and lost 340 to 384 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-8, +733.
Round 22		Leifer played #31 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 424 to 320 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-8, +837.
Round 23		Leifer played #52 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) again and won 433 to 421 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-8, +849.
Round 24		Leifer played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) again and won 431 to 393 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +887.
Round 25		Leifer played #3 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) again and won 396 to 390 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +893.
Round 26		Leifer played #27 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and lost 381 to 409 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +865.
Round 27		Leifer played #54 Emmett Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +863.
Round 28		Leifer played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) again and lost 288 to 530 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +621.
Round 29		Leifer played #13 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-12, +607.
Round 30		Leifer played #22 Daniel Stock (Medina, OH) for the third time and lost 342 to 402 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-13, +547.
Round 31		Leifer played #9 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 343 to 424 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-14, +466.

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