SPC 2023: Les Mintz [4-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Les Mintz, 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, +272, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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): Les Surname(s): Mintz Home: Henderson, NV, United States

Round by Round
High score: 450 Average for: 365 Average against: 357
Round 1		Mintz played #29 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 391 to 418 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Mintz played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 319 to 313 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, -21. Mintz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Mintz played #5 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 358 to 479 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -142. Mintz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Mintz played #28 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and lost 345 to 375 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, -172.
Round 5		Mintz played #21 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 345 to 394 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-4, -221.
Round 6		Mintz played #61 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and lost 320 to 362 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-5, -263.
Round 7		Mintz played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 325 to 401 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-6, -339.
Round 8		Mintz played #43 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 396 to 289 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-6, -232.
Round 9		Mintz played #56 Mike Vopatek (Oceanside, CA) and won 389 to 297 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-6, -140.
Round 10		Mintz played #33 Pete Baney (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 426 to 332 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-6, -46.
Round 11		Mintz played #14 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 331 to 453 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-7, -168.
Round 12		Mintz played #44 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 369 to 332 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-7, -131.
Round 13		Mintz played #31 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 382 to 287 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-7, -36.
Round 14		Mintz played #7 Gaye Trickey (Lakewood, CO) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, -25.
Round 15		Mintz played #59 Jose Sabido (Unknown city, TX) and won 450 to 441 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-7, -16.
Round 16		Mintz played #22 Jack Lechner (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 374 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, -90.
Round 17		Mintz played #40 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-8, -43.
Round 18		Mintz played #13 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 306 to 370 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-9, -107.
Round 19		Mintz played #12 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, -108.
Round 20		Mintz played #32 Andrew Morgan (Ottawa ON) and won 425 to 287 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-10, +30.
Round 21		Mintz played #26 Michael Donegan (Buda, TX) and lost 340 to 404 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-11, -34.
Round 22		Mintz played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 410 to 420 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-12, -44. Mintz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Mintz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-12, +6.
Round 24		Mintz played #51 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 321 to 313 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-12, +14.
Round 25		Mintz played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 419 to 304 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-12, +129.
Round 26		Mintz played #39 Brenda Prine (Elora ON) and lost 326 to 348 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-13, +107.
Round 27		Mintz played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and lost 331 to 396 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-14, +42.
Round 28		Mintz played #55 Donna Bullock (Jonesboro, GA) and won 333 to 290 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-14, +85.
Round 29		Mintz played #54 Chandra Hebert (Knoxville, TN) and won 396 to 291 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, +190.
Round 30		Mintz played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 369 to 332 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +227.
Round 31		Mintz played #13 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) again and won 391 to 346 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +272.

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