SPC 2024: Mark Edward Owens [1-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Edward Owens, 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 15-16, -177, and is ranked #29 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): Mark Edward Surname(s): Owens Home: Red Fox, KY, United States Awards: 2002-12 Elizabethtown, KY; 2004-06 Knoxville, TN

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 400 Average against: 407
Round 1		Owens played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 328 to 601 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -273. Owens is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Owens played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 371 to 410 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-2, -312.
Round 3		Owens played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 380 to 403 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-3, -335.
Round 4		Owens played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 408 to 396 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -323.
Round 5		Owens played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 390 to 386 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, -319.
Round 6		Owens played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 442 to 348 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -225.
Round 7		Owens played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 452 to 371 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, -144.
Round 8		Owens played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and won 407 to 403 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, -140.
Round 9		Owens played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 436 to 292 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +4.
Round 10		Owens played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 425 to 474 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, -45.
Round 11		Owens played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 429 to 441 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-5, -57.
Round 12		Owens played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 405 to 472 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-6, -124.
Round 13		Owens played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 405 to 354 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-6, -73.
Round 14		Owens played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 473 to 315 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +85.
Round 15		Owens played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 397 to 448 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +34.
Round 16		Owens played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and won 465 to 440 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +59.
Round 17		Owens played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 295 to 430 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, -76.
Round 18		Owens played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 285 to 497 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-9, -288.
Round 19		Owens played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 452 to 395 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, -231.
Round 20		Owens played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 366 to 451 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-10, -316.
Round 21		Owens played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 445 to 345 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-10, -216.
Round 22		Owens played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 438 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-11, -263.
Round 23		Owens played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 395 to 474 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-12, -342.
Round 24		Owens played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 473 to 299 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, -168.
Round 25		Owens played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 428 to 326 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-12, -66.
Round 26		Owens played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 420 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-13, -104.
Round 27		Owens played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 468 to 336 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-13, +28.
Round 28		Owens played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 366 to 413 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-14, -19.
Round 29		Owens played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 276 to 422 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-15, -165. Owens is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Owens recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-15, -115.
Round 31		Owens played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 350 to 412 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-16, -177.

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