SPC 2023: Beth Leech [3-73]

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On this page, you will find information about Beth Leech, 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 14-17, -248, and is ranked #58 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): Beth Surname(s): Leech Home: Highland Park, NJ, United States Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 418 Average for: 368 Average against: 380
Round 1		Leech played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and won 408 to 363 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +45. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leech played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 394 to 421 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +18. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Leech played #47 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 360 to 384 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, -6.
Round 4		Leech played #58 Kia Lindsay (West Hempstead, NY) and lost 243 to 402 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, -165.
Round 5		Leech played #68 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 400 to 395 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, -160.
Round 6		Leech played #77 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 400 to 304 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, -64. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Leech played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 326 to 426 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -164.
Round 8		Leech played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 389 to 352 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -127. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Leech played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, -143.
Round 10		Leech played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 374 to 433 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-6, -202.
Round 11		Leech played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and lost 371 to 392 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-7, -223.
Round 12		Leech played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and lost 351 to 371 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-8, -243.
Round 13		Leech played #53 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 334 to 278 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-8, -187. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Leech played #39 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 451 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-9, -282.
Round 15		Leech played #48 Noah Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 418 to 425 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-10, -289.
Round 16		Leech played #25 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 391 to 314 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-10, -212.
Round 17		Leech recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-10, -162.
Round 18		Leech played #59 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-10, -128.
Round 19		Leech played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 344 to 452 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-11, -236.
Round 20		Leech played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and lost 314 to 328 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-12, -250.
Round 21		Leech recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-12, -200.
Round 22		Leech played #75 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 378 to 318 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-12, -140.
Round 23		Leech played #29 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 377 to 341 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-12, -104.
Round 24		Leech played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 291 to 447 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, -260.
Round 25		Leech played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 404 to 361 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-13, -217.
Round 26		Leech played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 385 to 422 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-14, -254.
Round 27		Leech played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and lost 357 to 393 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-15, -290.
Round 28		Leech played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 355 to 325 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-15, -260.
Round 29		Leech played #52 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 410 to 301 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, -151.
Round 30		Leech played #32 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 404 to 447 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-16, -194.
Round 31		Leech played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 429 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-17, -248.

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