SPC 2023: Jack Lechner [4-22]

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On this page, you will find information about Jack Lechner, 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, +578, and is ranked #16 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): Jack Surname(s): Lechner Home: New York, NY, United States Occupation: Chair of Film, Columbia University School of the Arts

Round by Round
High score: 507 Average for: 389 Average against: 371
Round 1		Lechner played #43 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 500 to 276 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +224. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Lechner played #47 Dathan Lang (Blue Bell, PA) and lost 413 to 432 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +205. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lechner played #14 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 406 to 367 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +244. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Lechner played #3 Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO) and won 502 to 390 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +356. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 5		Lechner played #4 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 284 to 424 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +216. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Lechner played #6 Diana Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 507 to 366 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +357. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Lechner played #37 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 403 to 312 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-2, +448. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Lechner played #5 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 288 to 499 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +237. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Lechner played #10 Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 375 to 545 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +67. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Lechner played #41 Sharon Dalgliesh (Ajax ON) and lost 397 to 429 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, +35.
Round 11		Lechner played #49 Dan Goldberg (East Meadow, NY) and lost 311 to 469 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, -123.
Round 12		Lechner played #36 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 423 to 299 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-6, +1.
Round 13		Lechner played #25 Tina Yates (Charleston, WV) and won 414 to 315 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +100. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Lechner played #46 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 375 to 382 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-7, +93.
Round 15		Lechner played #21 George Borsuk (Melville, NY) and lost 374 to 378 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, +89.
Round 16		Lechner played #17 Les Mintz (Henderson, NV) and won 374 to 300 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, +163.
Round 17		Lechner played #29 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 334 to 373 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-9, +124.
Round 18		Lechner played #59 Jose Sabido (Unknown city, TX) and lost 297 to 396 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-10, +25.
Round 19		Lechner played #18 Diane Kerner (Powell, OH) and lost 299 to 359 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-11, -35.
Round 20		Lechner played #53 Robin Cole (Seattle, WA) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-11, -14.
Round 21		Lechner played #55 Donna Bullock (Jonesboro, GA) and won 487 to 279 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-11, +194.
Round 22		Lechner played #13 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 403 to 375 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, +222.
Round 23		Lechner played #28 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 393 to 373 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-11, +242.
Round 24		Lechner played #2 Derven Francis (Henderson, NV) and lost 374 to 377 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-12, +239.
Round 25		Lechner played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) and lost 393 to 395 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-13, +237. Lechner is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lechner played #44 Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 351 to 275 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-13, +313.
Round 27		Lechner played #50 Jay Westreich (Washington, DC) and lost 368 to 387 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-14, +294.
Round 28		Lechner played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and won 378 to 322 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-14, +350.
Round 29		Lechner recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-14, +400.
Round 30		Lechner played #34 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 431 to 284 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-14, +547.
Round 31		Lechner played #16 Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) again and won 421 to 390 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +578.

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