SPC 2023: Doug Critchlow [3-21]

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On this page, you will find information about Doug Critchlow, 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, +260, and is ranked #11 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

[photo of Doug Critchlow]

Given name(s): Doug
Surname(s): Critchlow
Home: Columbus, OH, United States
Awards: 2018 North American Scrabble Championship Division 3 Champion; 2019 NASC Division 3 Seniors Trophy; winner of 4 "place prizes" at various North American championships.
Hobbies: head of the Scrabble Lovers of Columbus casual club
Occupation: statistics professor; director of graduate studies (retired)

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 397 Average against: 388
Round 1		Critchlow played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 509 to 282 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +227. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Critchlow played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 421 to 394 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +254. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Critchlow played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 361 to 351 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +264. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Critchlow played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and won 420 to 338 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +346. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Critchlow played #30 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 370 to 468 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +248. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Critchlow played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 374 to 483 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +139.
Round 7		Critchlow played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 399 to 318 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +220.
Round 8		Critchlow played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 309 to 492 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +37.
Round 9		Critchlow played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and won 390 to 379 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +48.
Round 10		Critchlow played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 428 to 399 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +77.
Round 11		Critchlow played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and won 395 to 307 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +165. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Critchlow played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 443 to 394 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +214. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Critchlow played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) and lost 366 to 372 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +208. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Critchlow played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 384 to 335 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +257.
Round 15		Critchlow played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) and lost 312 to 480 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +89.
Round 16		Critchlow played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 339 to 467 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, -39.
Round 17		Critchlow played #15 Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 450 to 290 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +121.
Round 18		Critchlow played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 402 to 415 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +108.
Round 19		Critchlow played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and won 446 to 298 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +256.
Round 20		Critchlow played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 337 to 431 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +162.
Round 21		Critchlow played #14 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and won 490 to 420 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +232.
Round 22		Critchlow played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 464 to 377 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-8, +319.
Round 23		Critchlow played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 349 to 302 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +366.
Round 24		Critchlow played #11 John Wilder (Arlington, VA) and won 442 to 321 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +487. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Critchlow played #42 Hank Hees (Saskatoon SK) again and won 422 to 397 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +512.
Round 26		Critchlow played #10 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +546. Critchlow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Critchlow played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and lost 360 to 487 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +419.
Round 28		Critchlow played #4 Natalie Dicou (Woodland Hills, UT) again and won 416 to 407 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +428.
Round 29		Critchlow played #1 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) again and lost 367 to 480 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +315.
Round 30		Critchlow played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 374 to 392 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +297.
Round 31		Critchlow played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) again and lost 370 to 407 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-12, +260.

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