SPC 2024: Seth Lipkin [1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Seth Lipkin, 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 18-13, +654, and is ranked #8 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): Seth Surname(s): Lipkin Home: Hopkinton, MA, United States Awards: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin

Round by Round
High score: 601 Average for: 431 Average against: 409
Round 1		Lipkin played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and won 601 to 328 (a spread of 273). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +273. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Lipkin played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 467 to 374 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +366. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lipkin played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 545 to 321 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +590. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Lipkin played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 336 to 368 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +558. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Lipkin played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 553 to 428 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +683.
Round 6		Lipkin played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and won 463 to 344 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-1, +802.
Round 7		Lipkin played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 390 to 376 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +816.
Round 8		Lipkin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 402 to 465 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-2, +753.
Round 9		Lipkin played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and won 501 to 387 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-2, +867.
Round 10		Lipkin played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 475 to 440 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +902.
Round 11		Lipkin played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +905.
Round 12		Lipkin played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 460 to 394 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +971.
Round 13		Lipkin played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and won 482 to 349 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-2, +1104.
Round 14		Lipkin played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 375 to 343 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +1136.
Round 15		Lipkin played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 419 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +1114.
Round 16		Lipkin played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 305 to 468 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +951.
Round 17		Lipkin played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 500 to 360 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1091.
Round 18		Lipkin played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 409 to 384 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1116.
Round 19		Lipkin played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) again and lost 338 to 396 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1058.
Round 20		Lipkin played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 383 to 423 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +1018.
Round 21		Lipkin played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and won 518 to 473 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1063.
Round 22		Lipkin played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) again and lost 374 to 382 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1055.
Round 23		Lipkin played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) again and lost 418 to 431 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1042.
Round 24		Lipkin played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and won 530 to 377 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +1195. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lipkin played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 384 to 388 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +1191. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Lipkin played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) for the third time and lost 325 to 465 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +1051.
Round 27		Lipkin played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) for the third time and lost 409 to 452 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +1008.
Round 28		Lipkin played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) for the third time and lost 269 to 630 (a spread of -361). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-12, +647.
Round 29		Lipkin played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 385 to 431 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-13, +601.
Round 30		Lipkin played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 438 to 429 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-13, +610.
Round 31		Lipkin played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) for the third time and won 501 to 457 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-13, +654. Lipkin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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