SPC 2023: John Wiley [2-36]

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On this page, you will find information about John Wiley, 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 19-12, +309, and is ranked #7 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): John Surname(s): Wiley Home: Palo Alto, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 496 Average for: 395 Average against: 385
Round 1		Wiley played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 384 to 315 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +69. Wiley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Wiley played #7 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 294 to 506 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, -143.
Round 3		Wiley played #24 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 343 to 465 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, -265.
Round 4		Wiley played #33 Clay Herron (Dover, DE) and won 496 to 300 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, -69.
Round 5		Wiley played #38 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and lost 354 to 427 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-3, -142.
Round 6		Wiley played #11 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 358 to 445 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-4, -229.
Round 7		Wiley played #41 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and lost 324 to 454 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-5, -359.
Round 8		Wiley played #26 Mark Milan (San Clemente, CA) and won 437 to 357 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-5, -279.
Round 9		Wiley played #42 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 482 to 430 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-5, -227.
Round 10		Wiley played #48 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 348 to 467 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-6, -346.
Round 11		Wiley played #14 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and won 375 to 331 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-6, -302.
Round 12		Wiley played #51 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 463 to 312 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-6, -151.
Round 13		Wiley played #50 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 478 to 299 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, +28. Wiley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Wiley played #27 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +37.
Round 15		Wiley played #2 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 372 to 357 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-6, +52. Wiley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wiley played #32 Max Dwyer (West Jordan, UT) and won 360 to 353 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +59.
Round 17		Wiley played #15 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 379 to 455 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, -17.
Round 18		Wiley played #3 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 481 to 374 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +90. Wiley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Wiley played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) and lost 367 to 447 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +10.
Round 20		Wiley played #13 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 440 to 360 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +90.
Round 21		Wiley played #10 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 321 to 417 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-9, -6.
Round 22		Wiley played #25 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 394 to 352 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +36.
Round 23		Wiley played #21 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 458 to 343 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +151.
Round 24		Wiley played #31 Adam Henderson (Seattle, WA) and won 393 to 352 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +192.
Round 25		Wiley played #8 Annette Obrestad (Las Vegas, NV) and won 456 to 317 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +331.
Round 26		Wiley played #23 Kevin Schutz (Mesa, AZ) again and lost 413 to 450 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +294.
Round 27		Wiley played #3 Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) again and won 349 to 342 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +301.
Round 28		Wiley played #1 Maddy Kamen (Delray Beach, FL) and lost 373 to 412 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +262.
Round 29		Wiley played #5 Chris Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 327 to 453 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +136.
Round 30		Wiley played #27 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) again and won 424 to 361 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +199.
Round 31		Wiley played #41 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) again and won 425 to 315 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +309. Wiley is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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