SPC 2024: John Luebkemann [1-20]

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On this page, you will find information about John Luebkemann, 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 17-14, +839, and is ranked #10 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): John Surname(s): Luebkemann Home: Aubrey, TX, United States Awards: Many Tournament wins places and shows over 29 years of play Hobbies: hiking, Scrabble Occupation: Actuary

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 424 Average against: 398
Round 1		Luebkemann played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 418 to 437 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Luebkemann recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +31. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Luebkemann played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and won 403 to 319 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +115. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Luebkemann played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 406 to 420 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +101. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Luebkemann played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 364 to 477 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-3, -12.
Round 6		Luebkemann played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 506 to 298 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, +196.
Round 7		Luebkemann played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 326 to 395 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, +127.
Round 8		Luebkemann played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and lost 403 to 407 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-5, +123.
Round 9		Luebkemann played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 356 to 400 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-6, +79.
Round 10		Luebkemann played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 436 to 345 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, +170.
Round 11		Luebkemann played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 371 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, +223.
Round 12		Luebkemann played #29 Mark Garrod (Lansing, MI) and won 427 to 364 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, +286.
Round 13		Luebkemann played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 468 to 387 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-6, +367.
Round 14		Luebkemann played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 373 to 466 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +274.
Round 15		Luebkemann played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 475 to 404 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-7, +345.
Round 16		Luebkemann played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 357 to 409 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, +293.
Round 17		Luebkemann played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 414 to 420 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, +287.
Round 18		Luebkemann played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 416 to 430 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-10, +273.
Round 19		Luebkemann played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 506 to 412 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-10, +367.
Round 20		Luebkemann played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 458 to 438 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-10, +387.
Round 21		Luebkemann played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 410 to 412 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-11, +385.
Round 22		Luebkemann played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 424 to 438 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-12, +371.
Round 23		Luebkemann played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 445 to 434 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-12, +382.
Round 24		Luebkemann played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 490 to 333 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-12, +539.
Round 25		Luebkemann played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-12, +553.
Round 26		Luebkemann played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 454 to 356 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-12, +651.
Round 27		Luebkemann played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 361 to 374 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-13, +638.
Round 28		Luebkemann played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and won 450 to 413 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-13, +675.
Round 29		Luebkemann played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 470 to 430 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-13, +715. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Luebkemann played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 442 to 313 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-13, +844. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Luebkemann played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) again and lost 432 to 437 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-14, +839. Luebkemann is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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