SPC 2024: Joey Krafchick [1-07]

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On this page, you will find information about Joey Krafchick, who is competing at the 2024 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 20-11, +514, and is ranked #5 in Division 1.

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): Joey Surname(s): Krafchick Home: Ocean Springs, MS, United States Awards: 2022-23 Player of the Year Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Sports betting analyst/trader

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 421 Average against: 404
Round 1		Krafchick played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 377 to 373 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +4. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Krafchick played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 471 to 318 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +157. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Krafchick played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 319 to 403 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Krafchick played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 468 to 382 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +159.
Round 5		Krafchick played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 454 to 438 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +175.
Round 6		Krafchick played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 456 to 359 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +272.
Round 7		Krafchick played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +264.
Round 8		Krafchick played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 535 to 312 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +487.
Round 9		Krafchick played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 371 to 366 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +492.
Round 10		Krafchick played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 440 to 475 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +457.
Round 11		Krafchick played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 423 to 333 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +547.
Round 12		Krafchick played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 459 to 357 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +649.
Round 13		Krafchick played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 322 to 466 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +505.
Round 14		Krafchick played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 440 to 421 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +524.
Round 15		Krafchick played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 337 to 432 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +429.
Round 16		Krafchick played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 458 to 477 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +410.
Round 17		Krafchick played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 535 to 359 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +586.
Round 18		Krafchick played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 430 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-7, +499.
Round 19		Krafchick played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 428 to 407 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +520.
Round 20		Krafchick played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and lost 404 to 458 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +466.
Round 21		Krafchick played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) again and lost 403 to 457 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +412.
Round 22		Krafchick played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 376 to 327 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +461.
Round 23		Krafchick played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 426 to 423 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +464.
Round 24		Krafchick played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 379 to 375 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +468. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Krafchick played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 490 to 280 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +678. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Krafchick played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and won 422 to 393 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +707.
Round 27		Krafchick played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 425 to 410 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +722.
Round 28		Krafchick played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 338 to 530 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +530.
Round 29		Krafchick played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) for the third time and lost 458 to 479 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +509. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Krafchick played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) for the third time and won 496 to 495 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-11, +510. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Krafchick played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) for the third time and won 420 to 416 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +514. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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