SPC 2024: Mark Garrod [1-29]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Garrod, 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 11-20, -1300, and is ranked #44 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 Surname(s): Garrod Home: Lansing, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 374 Average against: 419
Round 1		Garrod played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 365 to 470 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -105.
Round 2		Garrod played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 392 to 499 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-2, -212. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Garrod played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 529 to 387 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -70. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Garrod played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 494 to 358 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +66. Garrod is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Garrod played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and won 443 to 433 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +76.
Round 6		Garrod played #34 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 514 to 301 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +289.
Round 7		Garrod played #14 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 376 to 390 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +275.
Round 8		Garrod played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 312 to 535 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, +52.
Round 9		Garrod played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 359 to 497 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -86.
Round 10		Garrod played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 313 to 444 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-6, -217.
Round 11		Garrod played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 287 to 514 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-7, -444.
Round 12		Garrod played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and lost 364 to 427 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-8, -507.
Round 13		Garrod played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 274 to 383 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-9, -616.
Round 14		Garrod played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 352 to 410 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-10, -674.
Round 15		Garrod recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-10, -624.
Round 16		Garrod played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and lost 332 to 413 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-11, -705.
Round 17		Garrod played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-11, -668.
Round 18		Garrod played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 359 to 398 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-12, -707.
Round 19		Garrod played #33 Trenton Charlson (Columbus, OH) and lost 373 to 409 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-13, -743.
Round 20		Garrod played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 276 to 437 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-14, -904.
Round 21		Garrod played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 402 to 348 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-14, -850.
Round 22		Garrod played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 369 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-15, -892.
Round 23		Garrod played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 358 to 365 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-16, -899.
Round 24		Garrod played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 305 to 520 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-17, -1114.
Round 25		Garrod played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 398 to 370 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-17, -1086.
Round 26		Garrod played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 376 to 513 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-18, -1223.
Round 27		Garrod played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) again and won 375 to 282 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-18, -1130.
Round 28		Garrod played #30 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) again and lost 321 to 489 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-19, -1298.
Round 29		Garrod played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) again and lost 368 to 483 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-20, -1413.
Round 30		Garrod played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 423 to 311 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-20, -1301.
Round 31		Garrod played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 445 to 444 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-20, -1300.

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