SPC 2023: Andrew Gardner [3-19]

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On this page, you will find information about Andrew Gardner, 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 15.5-15.5, +696, and is ranked #42 in Division 3.

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): Andrew Surname(s): Gardner Home: Conyers, GA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 401 Average against: 378
Round 1		Gardner played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 454 to 413 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +41. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Gardner played #63 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 538 to 303 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +276. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gardner played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 423 to 296 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +403. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Gardner played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 358 to 365 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +396. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Gardner played #24 Nick Purifoy (Prairie Village, KS) and lost 379 to 397 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +378.
Round 6		Gardner played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 485 to 394 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +469.
Round 7		Gardner played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 450 to 375 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +544. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Gardner played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 325 to 328 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +541. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Gardner played #56 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 393 to 424 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +510.
Round 10		Gardner played #17 Florence Spanfelner (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +454.
Round 11		Gardner played #41 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 385 to 249 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +590.
Round 12		Gardner played #2 Eugenio Ngan Tian (Winnipeg MB) and lost 375 to 384 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-6, +581.
Round 13		Gardner played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and won 413 to 343 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +651.
Round 14		Gardner played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and won 415 to 361 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-6, +705.
Round 15		Gardner played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 373 to 378 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-7, +700.
Round 16		Gardner played #18 Greg Harper (Reno, NV) and won 432 to 412 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-7, +720.
Round 17		Gardner played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 390 to 449 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, +661.
Round 18		Gardner played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 354 to 368 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, +647.
Round 19		Gardner played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 344 to 456 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-10, +535.
Round 20		Gardner played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 379 to 326 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-10, +588.
Round 21		Gardner played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 444 to 430 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +602. Gardner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Gardner played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-11, +528.
Round 23		Gardner played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 352 to 392 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-12, +488.
Round 24		Gardner played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 366 to 362 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-12, +492.
Round 25		Gardner played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 425 to 318 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +599.
Round 26		Gardner played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and tied at 461. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +599.
Round 27		Gardner played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 340 to 351 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +588.
Round 28		Gardner played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 467 to 400 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +655.
Round 29		Gardner played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 452 to 328 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +779.
Round 30		Gardner played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 376 to 444 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +711.
Round 31		Gardner played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) again and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +696.

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